Still, Legrand d'Aussy wrote of the potato, in his 1783 Histoire de la Vie Privee des Francais (History of the Private Life of the French) "The pasty taste, ... French fries were born to be fast food.

If you're like most Americans, when you think French fries, you think McDonald's. Oh you poor, deprived people.

But they weren't French fries until 1918 or so. American soldiers stationed in France gobbled up fried potatoes. ... Modern Warfare 2: Will it make sales history?

We have further research to do to find Interesting History's sources, but we'll bet dollars to donuts (or should that be "Francs to French Fries") that it came via Richard J. Hooker's Food and...

The Fresh Fries Vending Machine Specalists. ... history.html ... Frites spread to America where they were called French fried potatoes. The name was shortened to "French Fries" in the 1930s

The history of French fries is part of the ongoing rivalry between France and its neighbor to the north, Belgium. Find out more about this amusing controversy and how to make a great homemade fry.

Take me to the fries! "Little fry, ... Still, Legrand d'Aussy wrote of the potato, in his 1783 Histoire de la Vie Privee des Francais (History of the Private Life of the French) "The pasty taste,

French Fries Trivia, Food Reference, Culinary and cooking history, trivia, kitchen & cooking tips & facts, recipes ... Americans eat more than 16 pounds of french fries every year, which comes to over

"The French fried potato has become an inescapable horror in almost every public eating place in the country. "French fries," say the menus, but they are not French fries any longer.

The name stuck, and history has forever given the wrong Paris the credit for french fries. All Things Historical ; June 16-22, 2002; A syndicated column in over 40 East Texas newspapers ;