Although
one can eat French fries any day of the year, July 13 has been designated as French
Fry Day. French fries, undoubtedly, are everyone’s favourite potato
dish. But if you thought there was only one way to enjoy those fries – with
tomato ketchup – you couldn’t be more wrong!
But first, let’s see the entire process that goes behind
making those perfect fries, in this video: https://youtu.be/mD97ThmoGro
Countries
around the world eats them in their own special way. Some like to dip
their fries in salsa, others like to
have them with cheese and gravy. But there’s no doubt that French Fry lovers
everywhere have a soft corner for MacFries.
Let’s start our round-the-world trip from America. Americans
love their french fries best with simple tomato ketchup, although they sometimes
go for toppings like cheese, chili, hot sauce, barbecue sauce, onions or ranch
dressing.
However, though the Americans think the French fries came to
their land from France, they actually came from Belgium. Yes, even though the
fries go by the name “French”, French
Fries were actually invented in Belgium.
The people of Meuse Valley loved their fish fries, but they
didn’t know what to do when winter froze
their river. So, they came up with the idea of frying potatoes, instead. Viola!
The French Fries were born, although in Belgium, they are known as frites. The Belgians love their frites so much that they make them the
center-piece of a meal, much more than just a side dish. Not that you can’t
enjoy them on the streets: Streetside shops known as freitkotten serve them fries in cones made of cardboard, with a
choice of many sauces.
In French regions of Canada, they love their poutines: fries
topped with gravy and cheese curds, all served hot, so the flavours blend.
There are even annual poutine festivals held across Canada.
In good ol’ Britain, as we know, fries are called chips,
while what the rest of the world calls chips, are known as crisps. The Brit
like their “chips” with a sprinkling of malt vinegar and salt.
In Netherlands, fries are cooked just the way they are in
Belgium, but they like to dip their fries in mayonnaise, believe it or not! But
it’s not a bland mayo but a spicy one, unlike what one is used to in other
parts of the world.
In Japan, they are called furaido and munched with seasoning in powder from, which the
Japanese sprinkle on top. The Japanese also prefer to shake their fries in a
paper parcel, (probably the origin of McFries Piri Piri). The locals of Hong
Kong, Singapore and Malaysia also like to do the same.
However, neighbouring Philippines likes its fries with a
totally different flavour of ketchup: banana, at that. This sauce is made of
mashed bananas, vinegar, sugar and spices.
No matter how many different ways the world eats its French
Fries, the MacFries - French Fries from McDonald’s – has proved to be the
“Great Leveller”, uniting fry lovers around the world in one special taste –
potato fries that are crispy outside and soft inside, with just a sprinkling of
salt or piri piri spice.
So, MacFries anyone?
Source :http://articles.org/how-mcdonalds-fries-became-the-worlds-best-fries/
