crinkle-cut

Zigzag potato style

Crinkle-cut describes food sliced with a wavy-edged blade, producing ridged surfaces rather than smooth ones: crinkle-cut fries, crinkle-cut carrots.

The ridges increase surface area for crispiness and help sauces cling.

The term applies almost exclusively to vegetables, especially potatoes.

texture

ridged

Having raised lines

ruffled · pleated · scalloped · embossed · furrowed · undulating · zigzag · serrated · fluted · rippled

fries

potato

Edible underground tuber

crispy · salted · basket · fast-food · side-dish · dipping · seasoned · frozen · shoestring · curly

crispiness

crunchy

Breaking with sound

golden · fried · baked · air-fried · browning · caramelized · crisped · shattering · audible · satisfying

vegetables

carrots

Edible orange taproots

  • beetsEdible crimson taproots
  • picklesVegetables preserved in brine
  • chipsThin fried slices

crisps · cucumber · zucchini · sliced · mandoline · garnish · decorative · salad · crudités · presentation

Opposites
cut shape/edge texture

crinkle-cutstraight-cut

Cut in direct lines

shoestring · julienne · diced · cubed · matchstick

Family

crinkle, cut, crinkled, crinkles, crinkling, crinkly, cuts, cutting, cutter

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G