What do you like to put on French Fries?

[Groty]

I'll do Ketchup, but if they are thick cut fries, Mayo, Streak Sauce, or chili and cheese are best.

[int]

White Vinegar.

And lots of salt.

[Sam172]

Nothing

Especially not salt - it's bad for you :p

[SheepDog]

Ranch dressing. Instead of salt, Tony Chachere's.
http://www.tonychachere.com/store/i/products/b/seasoning-original.jpg

[mgb]

Gravy and cheese curds (Poutine) is good sometimes - especially when hung over.

[Groty]

Gravy and cheese curds (Poutine) is good sometimes - especially when hung over.
Poutine looks really good. I just can't find cheese curds in SouthEastern Virginia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine

I forgot about Ranch, Vinegar(White and Malt), and Bleu Cheese. All yummy!

[Birdsnest]

Ketchup mostly, but has anyone tried Zaxby's Monterey Jack Chicken Basket with fries, it is so good. But I only indulge in that on occasion. If i'm at a fish and chips place, I love to dip them in tartar or cocktail sauce. However, I don't actually buy fries often, thats one thing I try to skip. They say the hot oil changes the oils properties so anything that deep fries is potentially cancer causing. Potato chips and fries particularly. I eat them, but not too often.

The Dickens Christmas faire sells authentic fish & chips with vinegar, which I've tried, it was pretty good, but I still like ketchup better.

[Groty]

Zaxby's...

I'll try it next time I'm in Georgia, for Christmas.

I believe Zaxby's started in Augusta, GA. It's still pretty much only the Southeast. I was shocked to find one in Florence,SC on my drive home.

[mgb]

Poutine looks really good. I just can't find cheese curds in SouthEastern Virginia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine

I forgot about Ranch, Vinegar(White and Malt), and Bleu Cheese. All yummy!

It is pretty much a heart attack in a bowl..but if you are going to Wisconson...

http://www.doorbell.net/tlr/renards.htm

It also looks like you can buy a ridiculously expensive bag of curds from Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000YUV32/102-8864371-7770565?v=glance

Or I am sure there are some crazy French Canadians willing to send you some.

[BritainOphira]

Ketchup normally, but if I'm at Arby's I'll get horsey sauce. Ranch is really good, also.

[Warrior413]

Ketchup. But sometimes I douse it in Tapatío hot sauce. I love it... use it on everything... :sombrero:

[Jezebel]

Cheese, but I won't eat the fries like what are at most fast food places at all, and I like thick cut ones almost exclusively.

[Claverhouse]

We call them chips over here, and I've practically given them up because they are virtually the only thing on offer for vegans and I'm absolutely sick of them. If I do have them I prefer the small 'American' type: rather than the big white heavy British type.

Masses of salt ( a valuable food-source in it's own right ) and lemon-juice. Vinegar always smells revolting.



Claverhouse :ph34r:

[file cabinet]

oh crap, I forgot gravy on fries can be good as well. I voted cheese + chili.

[Sackanaka]

I'm a rather plain ketchup + pepper guy. That little keebler elf selling secret spice earlier was kinda cool though :D

[EternalCynic]

I've taken a liking to vinegar, thanks to my friend James

[indie]

I'll do Ketchup, but if they are thick cut fries, Mayo, Streak Sauce, or chili and cheese are best.

Streak sauce? I've heard that stuff'll do wonders at college parties.
=P

Mayo? On deep-fat fried potatoes? isn't that asking for a heart attack?

(As if a gal who smokes 10+ cigarettes a day should be talking).

Actually, when it comes to fries, I'm partial to barbecue sauce. Ever heard of "fry sauce?" It's pretty much the standard in Utah, where I used to live (though I'm not a native there, thank goodness) . . . it's a mixture of mayonnaise and ketchup. Strange stuff.

[Groty]

Streak sauce? I've heard that stuff'll do wonders at college parties.
=P

Mayo? On deep-fat fried potatoes? isn't that asking for a heart attack?

(As if a gal who smokes 10+ cigarettes a day should be talking).

Actually, when it comes to fries, I'm partial to barbecue sauce. Ever heard of "fry sauce?" It's pretty much the standard in Utah, where I used to live (though I'm not a native there, thank goodness) . . . it's a mixture of mayonaisse and ketchup. Strange stuff.
:blush: Busted on a type-o! Lol!!!

Add some relish to that fry sauce and you have McDonald's secret sauce!!

[purple13]

ah lahk mustard on ma french fried potaters, mmm hmm.

no, actually catsup.

[cjs55]

Fry sauce! The Utah/Idaho phenomenon of putting ketchup and mayonnaise together (I prefer 2/3 ketchup, 1/3 mayonnaise) and mixing them nicely into a pinkish condiment truly fit for polygmists! Or anyone really, for that matter. Some restraunts have even better versions of this, where they use hickory sauce or something and mix it.

Everyone who puts just ketchup on their fries is just missing out.

But vinegar is disgusting and smells like crap. I have a canadian friend who puts vinegar on his fries, and I have to sit as far away from him as possible.

To each their own I suppose!

[Vagabond]

Vinegar always smells revolting.



Claverhouse :ph34r: Oh yeah.

Oregano for me.

[Edmond Zedo]

Especially not salt - it's bad for you :p

No it isn't. You must not be an athlete. Even the studies that decided it was dangerous have been reconsidered.

Btw--Ketchup and Mayo. Exquisite.

[SensEye]

Gravy would be my usual preference, but in fast food joints where it is not available I usually make do with just ketchup. The chili/cheese thing is fine too when I decide to completely ignore (as opposed to partially ignore by eating fries in the first place) my arteries and my waistline. :)

[libertarianjim]

In order of preference (assuming regular and not "loaded" fries)
1. Beef gravy
2. Blue cheese dressing
3. Turkey gravy

I don't actually put these ON the fries, I prefer to have them to the side for dipping.

[coffeezombie]

Ketchup and salt. Nothing weirder than that.

[SheepDog]

Ketchup and salt. Nothing weirder than that.
Who you callin' wierd?
;P

[Network Alchemy]

i place as much as i can on french fries by traveling to the local inexpensive food store and buying one of each sauce and condiment and wine and i must express that grotys avatar brings me great joy

[jimkopelli]

Salt. Just salt.

If I'm in a place that has funny salt, though, (like The Fudd) I'll use that too.

[Network Alchemy]

soy sauce is good sometimes and i hear it has an umami taste just like ....

[indie]

i place as much as i can on french fries by traveling to the local inexpensive food store and buying one of each sauce and condiment and wine and i must express that grotys avatar brings me great joy

That sentence reminds me of Milton from Office Space. . . .

happppy

[Napoleon]

French fries? you have to be joking me :p
There is no such thing as french fries, during the first world war people from the us, Canada and England came to Belgium and loved our fries here. The language spoked these days was french. It should be called Belgium fries.
Just that you know :)

GreetZ,

Napoleon

[Groty]

French fries? you have to be joking me :p
There is no such thing as french fries, during the first world war people from the us, Canada and England came to Belgium and loved our fries here. The language spoked these days was french. It should be called Belgium fries.
Just that you know :)

GreetZ,

NapoleonSorry!

But thanks for the waffles...

Yum! Now Pollock is gonna come on the board and tell me Belgium Waffles are polish...:ph34r:

[ohnoaninfp]

Normally I just like ketchup on them.

[Network Alchemy]

That sentence reminds me of Milton from Office Space. . . .

happppyi hear much from this film even today i should perhaps view it

[mgb]

i hear much from this film even today i should perhaps view it

I don't think you sound like Milton. Just don't start talking about your swingline and you will be fine. And do see the movie, it is a classic, especially if you have ever worked in an "office" environment.

[Network Alchemy]

by swingline do you mean the arc my head will traverse when riding a swing indeed i am a natural bob saget

[mgb]

by swingline do you mean the arc my head will traverse when riding a swing indeed i am a natural bob saget

No, more like the stapler. Red ones specifically. To be Milton you would also have a strong dislike of Boston staplers.

[Network Alchemy]

i am laughing already

[Miss Anthropic]

White Vinegar.

And lots of salt.
Yes! And ketchup too. Accompanied by a nice pint of amber ale.

[indie]

It's simply fascinating how much attention this thread has received. Perhaps "What do you like to put on French Toast?" should be our next endeavor. :lol:

[Claverhouse]

French fries? you have to be joking me :p
There is no such thing as french fries, during the first world war people from the us, Canada and England came to Belgium and loved our fries here. The language spoked these days was french. It should be called Belgium fries.
Just that you know :)

Er, perhaps the Yanks, but the Brits have had fried fish shops, with attendant chips, since the latter half of the 19th century.

And very unhealthy too.

Still, if you were a docker earning about £1 a week with 4/5 children to bring up in a couple of tiny rooms, no doubt you wanted something hot and accessible during the day.


Claverhouse :ph34r:

[Clara]

Yes, Claverhouse, that was well put. There's this, too: someone doing hard physical work, outside/ all kinds of weather... needs a higher fat intake, than someone sedentary, inside.

[Biff_Loman]

I put ketchup for the poll, but I most often use ketchup and vinegar.

It seems bizarre, to me, to not have white vinegar as a poll option, but it isn't a typical American condiment. This is much to my dismay when I travel to the U.S.

However, for the true vinegar lover, there is one interesting alternate option: balsamic vinegar. It's intense and delicious.

I must advocate the use of caution when eating fries covered in balsamic vinegar. Do not breathe deeply when drawing the fries to your mouth, particularly not through your nose. The first time my wife and I tried balsamic vinegar on our home-made fries, she made that mistake. It was hilarious to see her drop her fork and sputter and cough.

[Robespierre]

Buffalo sauce.

[DaneCookLuvr]

I can put ketchup on any fries except the ones at McDonald's but I like to put sweet and sour sauce on them too. I usually like that sauce from any fast food place.

[joft]

ketchup, but if I go to wendy's (fast food place) I like to dip them in a frosty (chocolate ice cream-drink)