Your French Fries Questions Answered By Experts Epicurious FAQ
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Date: 2020-08-15
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Yassir
I own a Fry shop in Belgium.
The level 3 chef got most of it right, including the history.
My experience tells me that a fry should be cooked twice in palm fat or animal fat.
Mayo is the way to go, Belgian mayo tastes different.
We have Frietsaus as well which comes down as a way more rich-in-flavor version of Mayo.
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I own a Fry shop in Belgium.
The level 3 chef got most of it right, including the history.
My experience tells me that a fry should be cooked twice in palm fat or animal fat.
Mayo is the way to go, Belgian mayo tastes different.
We have Frietsaus as well which comes down as a way more rich-in-flavor version of Mayo.
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Vuk
Ketchup acidity goes with the fat of the fries oil, while mayo is oily sauce on oily potatoes.
Fried: Skin off // Oil brushed in the oven: Skin on
If the frozen fries are not made from heavily processed potatoes, let the fries defrost in a colander (avoid excess water, then fry them (avoid cooling the oil too much.
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Ketchup acidity goes with the fat of the fries oil, while mayo is oily sauce on oily potatoes.
Fried: Skin off // Oil brushed in the oven: Skin on
If the frozen fries are not made from heavily processed potatoes, let the fries defrost in a colander (avoid excess water, then fry them (avoid cooling the oil too much.
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Kev
French fries got there name because they are typically cut Julien style which is a french style of cutting produce and what not, therefore they are french cut fries, shortened to just French Fries and because of the name, they are often associated with france,
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French fries got there name because they are typically cut Julien style which is a french style of cutting produce and what not, therefore they are french cut fries, shortened to just French Fries and because of the name, they are often associated with france,
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TheSamoht978
If you are in The Netherlands or Belgium, you have to go with Mayo. Believe me it tastes way different than the garbage they produce outside of those two countries and it is delicious with fries!
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If you are in The Netherlands or Belgium, you have to go with Mayo. Believe me it tastes way different than the garbage they produce outside of those two countries and it is delicious with fries!
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Kristian
French fries are called that because people are racist lol. They where created in Belgium but the British didnt care to tell the difference and basically said well theyre all French.
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French fries are called that because people are racist lol. They where created in Belgium but the British didnt care to tell the difference and basically said well theyre all French.
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stupendisss
In world war 1 American soldiers were stationed in Belgium and when the French-speaking Belgian soldiers shared fried potatoes with the Americans they became known as French Fries
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In world war 1 American soldiers were stationed in Belgium and when the French-speaking Belgian soldiers shared fried potatoes with the Americans they became known as French Fries
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Debbie
Epicurious, thank you for these great videos and for this awesome group of wonderful people that you have gathered. Watching all your videos is truly a highlight of my day!
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Epicurious, thank you for these great videos and for this awesome group of wonderful people that you have gathered. Watching all your videos is truly a highlight of my day!
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Lil_awesome
An American politic went to France and saw the fries and said this is delicious let's bring it over and that's how the FRENCH fries came to america
(Not 100% sure)
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An American politic went to France and saw the fries and said this is delicious let's bring it over and that's how the FRENCH fries came to america
(Not 100% sure)
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Kylie
A way to get away with baking frozen fries is if you line the pan with aluminum foil. It helps them crisp up properly while using a lower maintenance form of cooking.
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A way to get away with baking frozen fries is if you line the pan with aluminum foil. It helps them crisp up properly while using a lower maintenance form of cooking.
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Jig
wait, is it not normal to eat fries with ranch? '-', where I live, I've never even heard of eating fries with mayo, but a lot of people do like dipping fries in ranch
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wait, is it not normal to eat fries with ranch? '-', where I live, I've never even heard of eating fries with mayo, but a lot of people do like dipping fries in ranch
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