french-fried potatoes
Golden fried sticks
French-fried potatoes are strips of potato deep-fried until golden and crisp.
The full term appears in formal contexts—menus, recipes, food packaging—while everyday speech overwhelmingly favors the shortened *french fries* or just *fries*: The diner serves burgers with french-fried potatoes.
The *french* refers to the cutting style, not the country.
- taterPotato, colloquially
- pommes fritesFried potato strips
- crinkle cutRidged zigzag food style
- poutineGravy-soaked fries with curds
- fish and chipsFried seafood with potatoes
batons · chips · slices · ketchup · shoestring · mayonnaise · wedges · comfort food · late night snack · blanching · fast food · drive thru · super size · side dish · vegetable oil · salt · seasoning · pepper
french-fried potatoesboiled potatoes
Tubers cooked in water
baked potato · baked potatoes · mashed potatoes · potato salad
french-fried potatoessteamed vegetables
Produce cooked by vapor
side salad · fresh fruit · carrot sticks · celery sticks · steamed broccoli
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