"S.V. van Baardwijk-Holten" wrote:
>
> On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 11:33:49 -0800, Miller, Jeffrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >>
> >> 1) For "French fries":
> >>
> >> They're not particularly French. I think McDonald's just calls them
> >> "fries" without any additional adjective. Just call them "fries",
> >> unless they're the superior "steak fries", and call those *that*, and
> >> BTW, let me know where I can get "steak fries". :)
> >
> > IIRC from culinary school, they're Belgian in origin
>
> The Belgians would be grossly insulted if they heard this. The Belgian fry
> is very different from the French fry. It is almost triple in diameter and
> made from pieces that are visibly irregular because they are supposed to be
> cut by hand from real potato. Also they aren't as dry because of the larger
> size.
That's more like the steak fries I keep babbling about.
Maybe I ought to have Dan take me to a steakhouse soon, so I can get some,
and maybe that will shut me up about them for awhile. :)
Julia
Texas Land & Cattle Maru
_______________________________________________
http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
