{"id":3146,"date":"2016-07-13T11:12:07","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T18:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/blog\/?p=3146"},"modified":"2025-02-03T15:48:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T22:48:38","slug":"french-fries-day-july-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greetingcarduniverse.com\/blog\/french-fries-day-july-13\/","title":{"rendered":"French Fries Day — July 13"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Whether you call them \u201cchips\u201d, as in the UK, \u201cpommes frites\u201d in France, or \u201cpatatas fritas\u201d in Spain — it all means the same thing: French fries, that glorious comfort food that can be eaten in many forms: waffled, Cajun-style, or curly, just to name a few.<\/p>\n

Belgium and France both claim that French fries originated in their countries. Wherever they come from, French fries are popular, with Americans eating an average of 30 lbs each year.<\/p>\n

American president Thomas Jefferson is credited with introducing French fries to America when he served them at a White House dinner in 1802.<\/p>\n

While Americans typically each their fries with ketchup, people around the world have a different take on French fries.<\/p>\n

The British use salt and malt vinegar<\/p>\n

Mayonnaise is a accompaniment of choice in Belgium. Belgians sometimes crack a raw egg over the fries as they’re taken from the fryer.<\/p>\n

In Vietnam they serve their fries with soft butter and a bit of sugar<\/p>\n

A popular dish in Canada is poutine, French fries topped with gravy and cheese curds.<\/p>\n

In Israel, fries are sometimes accompanied by hummus<\/p>\n

Australians sprinkle chicken salt on their fries.<\/p>\n

In India, fries are given a bit of a kick with turmeric and chili powder<\/p>\n

The Japanese eat their fries with furikake, a mix of seaweed, dried bonito flakes, sesame seeds, and other seasonings<\/p>\n

How do you like your French fries?<\/p>\n

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  Whether you call them \u201cchips\u201d, as in the UK, \u201cpommes frites\u201d in France, or \u201cpatatas fritas\u201d in Spain — it all means the same thing: French fries, that glorious comfort food that can be eaten in many forms: waffled, Cajun-style, or curly, just to name a few. Belgium and France both claim that French … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[262],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-french-fries-day"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t