Alternative names | Chips, finger chips, fries, frites, hot chips, steak fries, slap chips |
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Course | Side dish or snack, sometimes eaten for lunch or dinner |
Serving temperature | Hot |
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Variations | Curly fries, shoestring fries, steak fries, sweet potato fries, chilli cheese fries, crinkle cut fries, waffle fries |
Other information | Often covered with salt, and often dipped in ketchup, mayonnaise, vinegar, barbecue sauce, or other condiment |
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French fries, Chips, Finger chips, French-fried potatoes, or simply Fries, are batonnet or allumette-cut deep fried potatoes. Their origin is disputed. They are prepared by cutting potatoes into even strips, drying them, and frying them. They are usually fried in a deep fryer. During the process of making, they are pre-cut, blanched, and frozen russet potatoes are usually used to make them. French fries can also be baked in a oven.