"Bruce" wrote in message ...

On Sun, 20 Aug 2017 13:54:51 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>"jmcquown" wrote in message news >
>On 8/20/2017 3:26 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>> wrote in message ...
>> On Sat, 19 Aug 2017 19:21:26 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 8/19/2017 2:32 PM, cshenk wrote:
>>>> My husband makes the 'special Daddy Fries' now and again. Preferred is
>>>> russets but he'll use whatever I have. Most of the time the deep fryer
>>>> after coating in egg and a flour mix with some minimal spicing.
>>>>
>>>> I make home fries too and the difference is mainly mine are thicker cut
>>>> wedges.
>>>>
>
>Those are what I call quarter fries. Basically quartered russet
>potatoes either battered and deep fried or rubbed with oil, seasoned and
>baked at high heat in an oven.
>
>>> Potatoes are so wonderful. You can do so many things with them and
>>> cook them many different ways. Sliced thick or thin. Frenched,
>>> quartered, cubed. Baked, fried, fanned...
>>>
>>> Potatoes are a staple in my house. But I don't "make" potato chips.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Me neither, there are always potato chips BOGO. Lately I'm seeing
>> potato chips buy one get three free... I need to use restraint not to
>> indulgse... potato chips have to be the most valuless 'food'. But I
>> like potato chips, still I buy them only 3-4 times a year.
>>
>> ==
>>
>> I was talking about our chips (home fries??
>>
>Sure, home fries.
>
>Jill
>
>==
>
>Heh I was starting to wonder ... again Our chips are like this:
>
>https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_and_chips

That's fish and chips here too.

>I know what your chips are (my crisps) then then I hear about French fries
>and Home fries
>
>?????

If one wants to put any one country name on chips/fries (why would
one?), it should be Belgium IMO.

==

That's true!


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