2007-07-15 13:39:27 · 11 answers · asked by Ethar 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
French-fried potatoes were likely invented during the 18th century in the area that later became Belgium, and the name "French" was applied to them in (American) English at the beginning of the 19th century
2007-07-15 13:40:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Imo have me some french fried ataters with my mustard bisquit mmm hmmm.
2007-07-15 13:49:52 · answer #2 · answered by Funnel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its the style of cutting them....but answerer 2, that means apple french fries....they are simply les frites
2007-07-15 13:43:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do they call it French toast? America just wants us to sound smarter by eating "other" cultures food so they can't call us racist.
2007-07-15 13:42:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea, I know I don't get it aswell....I mean can't they just call them fires or frites or sumthing why the 'french' at the front. But maybe it has something to do with the french making it or something I dunno, better ask some people.... Oh wait maybe the word 'french' means like cut up or something you know the word frenched..sorta like that...I dunno..
2007-07-15 13:42:03 · answer #5 · answered by aRChIE! :] 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the inventor was wishing it was the French he was frying.
2007-07-15 13:41:59 · answer #6 · answered by Aunt Bee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
freedom fries
2007-07-15 13:41:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a bastardization of their name in Europe "pommes frittes"
2007-07-15 13:40:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
THEY ARE POTATOES MADE IN FRANCE. THEY are fries because they are fried.
2007-07-15 13:42:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"French" is the term for the way they are sliced
2007-07-15 13:41:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋