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The TRUTH!!!

Firestone said:
I don't exist ! :eye-poppi

What a funny website. :)
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Rats. There went Belgian chocolate and the best french fries in the world. :(


PS:
Was there really a law passed in Belgium in the late eighties to require the fat in the fryers be changed at least once a year? That was the story in the US Air Forces in Germany way back when. Guys claimed there were protests from the french fry stand operators that they'd lose that distinctive, yummy, belgian french fry flavor if they had to change the oil that often.
 
MortFurd said:
Rats. There went Belgian chocolate and the best french fries in the world. :(
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You do realise that only North Americans call them French Fries, don't you?? I just point this out because they were a Belgian invention and they might get a bit miffed.........

.....Chips (as in Chipped Potatoes) or Frites are the normal term in Europe.


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That's because Bush was so thick he didn't realise they came from Belgium, wasn't it? :p

After all, what did the French ever do for America......apart from support you in the Revolution, help bankroll your fledgling state, provide the Statue of Liberty, and so on.....:confused:
 
Architect said:
You do realise that only North Americans call them French Fries, don't you?? I just point this out because they were a Belgian invention and they might get a bit miffed.........

.....Chips (as in Chipped Potatoes) or Frites are the normal term in Europe.


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Dude...
Check the location.

I'm in EUROPE. The Krauts call 'em "Pommes" from "Pommes Frites," "fried potatos."
 
We call the chunky ones you get in a takeaway store "chips" but the long skinny ones you get in a place such as McDonalds "fries" or "french fries".

-Gumboot
 
Ja, Ja....ich spreche Deutsche. Not so hot at the writing, mind.

Father was an engineer based in Switzerland with Roche.......used to live about an hour south of Zurich close to Zugsee, some 30 years ago.

Swiss Germans say Frites, for sure. Mind you they also say Merci. :)
 
MortFurd said:
PS:
Was there really a law passed in Belgium in the late eighties to require the fat in the fryers be changed at least once a year? That was the story in the US Air Forces in Germany way back when. Guys claimed there were protests from the french fry stand operators that they'd lose that distinctive, yummy, belgian french fry flavor if they had to change the oil that often.
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I don't know if there was an actual law, but certainly our "frituren" had a bad reputation as far as the quality (freshness) of the fat is concerned.

Part of the problem was that their income-tax was partly based on the quantity of fat they bought. Not really an incentive to refresh it regularly.

This is no longer the case. The consumer magazine "Test Aankoop" regularly tests the quality of the fat, and the results are quite OK now.

By the way, the best frituur in the world is in my hometown, Antwerp. Said in full objectivity, of course!
 
Firestone said:
I don't know if there was an actual law, but certainly our "frituren" had a bad reputation as far as the quality (freshness) of the fat is concerned.

Part of the problem was that their income-tax was partly based on the quantity of fat they bought. Not really an incentive to refresh it regularly.

This is no longer the case. The consumer magazine "Test Aankoop" regularly tests the quality of the fat, and the results are quite OK now.

By the way, the best frituur in the world is in my hometown, Antwerp. Said in full objectivity, of course!
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Where's Pardalis? Somebody needs to stand up for the rural Quebec frites wagon. Ubiquitous for years, they're getting hard to find, but they make some of the best fries/frites in the world.

They, too, re-use their oil for weeks and or months. They also pre-cook the fries at a lower heat, and then finish them later at top heat. Makes for an awesome snack, even a meal.

"Cat Stee-may, all dress, pwee duh freet see voo play"! That's how I memorized how to order in Quebecois when I first arrived in Montreal in 1970. Actual spelling would be more like ... Quatre 'steamie' all dress, pui deux frites, s'il vous plait.

"Quatre "Steamie" (4 steamed hot dogs, don't knock 'em unless you've tried 'em - they're awesome) ,
"All Dress" is similar in Anglo-Canadian, "all dressed" i.e. "with everything on 'em, and "everything' in Quebec is mustard, cole slaw and pickle relish.
"pui deux frites, svp!" = "and ummm, two orders of fries/frites/chips.....

Catsup optional but white (not malt) vinegar preferred.

Music to my ears! Ambrosia to my tastebuds!
 
Don't Canadians say Ketchup, in accordance with their normal practice of using British/"real" spellings?
 
Foolmewunz said:
"Cat Stee-may, all dress, pwee duh freet see voo play"! That's how I memorized how to order in Quebecois when I first arrived in Montreal in 1970. Actual spelling would be more like ... Quatre 'steamie' all dress, pui deux frites, s'il vous plait.

"Quatre "Steamie" (4 steamed hot dogs, don't knock 'em unless you've tried 'em - they're awesome) ,
"All Dress" is similar in Anglo-Canadian, "all dressed" i.e. "with everything on 'em, and "everything' in Quebec is mustard, cole slaw and pickle relish.
"pui deux frites, svp!" = "and ummm, two orders of fries/frites/chips.....

Catsup optional but white (not malt) vinegar preferred.

Music to my ears! Ambrosia to my tastebuds!
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That's why we call ourselves "la Belle Province". ;)

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BTW, your French is very good. :)
 
Don't Canadians say Ketchup, in accordance with their normal practice of using British/"real" spellings?
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I don't know about that but we call it Ketchup here in in the middle states.
 
Pardalis said:
That's why we call ourselves "la Belle Province". ;)

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BTW, your French is very good. :)
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Ha! Wish it were so! Figuring out which pea souper word to throw into the middle of a sentence and still be understood was difficult! Learned it from listening to two cultural icons.... Robert Charlebois and Yvon Deschamps (Une Job Steady.... Un Bon Boss!) and hanging around Carre St. Louis in the 70's. Not to mention the literary beacon - Allo Police! Great time to be in Montreal.

I have a Parisienne on my staff, and she always mocks my Quebecois accent. But I have a girl from Sherbrooke in the building, too! We gang up on her and converse in joual! Having lunch about a month ago I heard that distinctive accent and turned around and I swear it was an east-end biker, and the guy even had a tuque on! I wanted to hug him!
 
Self Bump.


Maybe moving ole what'shisdisease down the page ain't such a bad idea, nu?
 
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