Belgium fries are the thick cut,
the 'pommes allumettes' as they are officially called, it's the 'American style French fries'
Les 'frites' have always been associated with cheap British or American junk food
French cuisine doesn't have 'French Fries', it's either baked potatoes, or sliced fried potatoes with herbs, or better, the 'pommes rissoles' in small cube like cuts, or 'pommes au four' in all kind of styles
Typical EU , trying to make Christmas about them. Buttfly, chips aren't in the xmas menu in the UK like french or belgian fries are in your countries, avec cheval
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Despite its name, the French fry is not French
https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/belgian-fries
And the correct term is 'Chips'.
I find the best way is to par boil them for 5 minutes well in advance and letting them dry before dropping them in hot oil (180⁰) for 3 minutes.
That's my method.
^^ Belgium didn't exist in the late 1600's.
Belgium is not the origin.
Their curry mayonnaise on Belgian frites is addictive and was my staple diet in Antwerp together with a particularly fine sausage ( obviously).
Don't care what you call them, as long as they are cooked proper like in beef dripping. Or duck fat, it you're a poseur.
French fries just means deep fried. French fried potatoes maybe Belgian, but, they are cooked in a way that the French invented.
I think it means 'French cut', as in thinly sliced lengthways. I also think the English were first to cook them that way in Europe. However, French fries with mayonnaise in Antwerp brings back fond memories...far better than having them drowned in vinegar.
Then again, potato skins with bacon and salsa in CA was mighty fine too.
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