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 A photograph of French fries and salt | |
| Alternative names | Chips, finger chips, fries, frites, hot chips, steak fries, slap chips |
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| Course | Side dish or snack, sometimes eaten for lunch or dinner |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | |
| Variations | Curly fries, shoestring fries, steak fries, sweet potato fries, chilli cheese fries, crinkle cut fries, waffle fries |
| Other information | Often covered with salt, and often dipped in ketchup, mayonnaise, vinegar, barbecue sauce, or other condiment |
French fries, chips, finger chips, French-fried potatoes, or simply fries, are potatoes, cut, and deep fried. They are prepared by cutting potatoes into even strips, drying them, and frying them. They are usually fried in a deep fryer. During the process of making, they are pre-cut, blanched, and frozen russet potatoes are often used to make them. French fries can also be baked in a oven.
French fries are served hot, either soft or crispy, and are generally eaten for lunch, dinner, or as a snack. They commonly appear on the menus of diners, fast food restaurants, pubs, and bars.
People often put salt on them, and sometimes dip them in ketchup, vinegar, mayonnaise, tomato sauce, or other condiments. French fries are sometimes topped with poutine and/or chili con carne. French fries are sometimes made from sweet potatoes, instead of potatoes. When baked in a oven, little oil or no oil, is used.