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11/27/2017

"French Fries - Yum"
Inspired by Nook's Post

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I love French fries! I will eat it every day if I could. Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, dipped in ketchup. Just imagine! All I knew about French fries was that they originated in France and they taste good until I came across this post that blew my mind.

According to Nook’s post, The name French fry is not French. The origins of the French fry have been traced back to Belgium, where historians claim potatoes were being fried in the late 1600s. According to the Belgian lore, poor villagers ate small fried fish they caught in the river. During the winter season, the river would freeze over, making fishing impossible and forcing the villagers to find other sources of food to eat. So they planted potatoes, slicing and frying it much in the same way they prepared the fish. And just like that, the earliest French fries were born. American soldiers stationed in Belgium were first introduced to French fries during World War I. As the official language of the Belgian army was French, soldiers nicknamed the delicious fried potatoes “French fries.” The name stuck, and decades later we’re still giving credit to the wrong country. Mind blowing right? I did some more research on French fries and found some facts.

French fries were introduced to USA by President Thomas Jefferson in 1801. (Resource)
7% of French fries grown in the USA are sent to McDonald’s. (Resource)
July 13th is National French Fries Day. (Resource)
French fries are so popular that there is a whole museum dedicated to French fries, it is called Friet Museum. It is located in Belgium. (Resource)

French fries are one of my favorite food. I don’t know how the world would be like without French fries. Please comment down below how often you eat French fries.

3 Comments

Amirah link

11/28/2017 02:44:14 pm

Hello Van Anh, my name is Amirah. I really liked how you put your opinion, it really pulled me in as a reader. I also really liked the title that also pulled me in as a French fire lover myself. You also sited your resources wich is great as well. I wish you would of added more additional information on the origin of French fries. I wonder is this all Nooks work like you said in the title or is it some of your work as well. Please come and comment on my blog at http://abellami.edublogs.org

Tahiry link

12/5/2017 10:00:37 am

Hey van Anh, I think that the point you brought here was very interesting. But now that we think about it, how weird would it sound to say Belgian Fry? I think that at this point, this name is set and made to stay here forever. Great post!

Logan

12/5/2017 11:22:32 am

This post is very interesting and i think it shows that somethings that we eat or have we don't think twice of what origins said food or item has and when you actually look into said food or item it can be very interesting! i think there should be more posts like this when you find out more about small things. Keep up the great work!