Do you often buy and eat French fries ?. But have you ever wondered about the origin of this food? One of the most interesting things about the history of this dish is that not one, but three countries claim to have invented it themselves.
France, the United States and Belgium are celebrating their discovery of the French fries with potatoes.
In his book Carrement Frites, the Belgian author Albert Verdian mentions that the first French fries were made in the Nammur region of Belgium. The people there have been loving and eating fish fingers. When the lakes froze in the 1680s and fish became scarce, potatoes were traditionally cut into lengths like fishfinger and fried in oil. The incident took place in southern Belgium, where people speak French. The book states that when American soldiers arrived during World War I, they began to call it the French Prize.
But French professor Pierre-Julien Leclair denies the allegations are completely false. The reason, he argues, is that since potatoes were not produced in Namur in the 1630s, the French Price in Belgium is unlikely to have been born. The French people also say that French fries were made in 1780 in a restaurant near the Paul Bond Newf in Paris. Since potatoes are the most favorite common food of the French people, French fries are said to be well received there.
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The Americans have also jumped on the bandwagon saying that we are not swayed by France and Belgium. According to American historians, in 1802, President Thomas Jefferson reportedly ordered French chef Honore Julian to fry potato slices and serve them before dinner at the White House.
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Following the White House, French fries were well received in the United States in the 1850s. It is said to have been called French fries because one of the French chefs fried the potatoes in oil. This is further confirmed by US President Thomas Jefferson’s reference to the 19th century manuscript in the Pommes de Terre frites en petites tranches.
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While all three countries are celebrating the ownership of French fries, it has now become a favorite dish of billions of people around the world.
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