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19th February 11, 08:52 PM
#9
 Originally Posted by ForresterModern
No different than the French putting mayonnaise on their "french" fries (chips to you UK chaps).
I've never seen them do that, but I have seen them dip them in harissa (hot sauce from Algeria, which used to be French territory).
They call them pomme frites, or just frites, because they know where they originate - Belgium. So why do Americans call them French?
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