the French...

jankees said:
the french...
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invented some tasty fries too

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Uhoh, more of a culture shock! I think the Americans have dubbed them French Fries... obviously misled by smart French marketing guys - must have been the same that Bill Gates hired at the time ! In fact France was among the LAST countries to adopt the fried potatoes as shown there, which were in fact indeed invented in Belgium, or Holland as we would like to profess... but then again.. Belgium is more or less Dutch when that is favorable...... and French when they do stupid things. Right !? :)) Now, back on topic: the FRENCH text on the Lizzie's instrument panel will be changed back to proper English. So there.
 
cheezyflier said:
invented some tasty fries too

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But Canada they use gravy with them. And while that was shocking as a kid growing up in Montana, cause we were used ketchup or catsup, I found that brown gravy on pomme frites is actually quite good...

Oh, thanks for working so diligently on the Lizzie folks. Might actually have an add-on for X-Mas, as it looks like all of the others have dropped out of the race! :icon_lol:
 
It's actually only in Quebec that they use gravy on fries... As well, they add cheese curds on top and the whole dish is called Poutine. And it's really YUMMY!!!!.. there's a resto near our place that actually has 19 different types of poutines... crazy...
 
krazycolin said:
It's actually only in Quebec that they use gravy on fries... As well, they add cheese curds on top and the whole dish is called Poutine. And it's really YUMMY!!!!.. there's a resto near our place that actually has 19 different types of poutines... crazy...
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Never say only! :icon_lol:

Alberta has a few spots that serve 'em up with gravy too. We were across the border in Waterton Lakes at that time. Of course it seems like a lot of stuff is served with gravy, on both sides of the border in that area.

heywooood said:
we used vinegar on our fries in Canada, eh
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Forgot about that. Had that too, not bad.


IanHenry said:
In Britain they are called Chips, as in Fish and Chips.

Ian.
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Mmm. Chippies.

Now I'm hungry... :kilroy:
 
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I remember in the Eighties after spending around three months at sea, flying helos from a multitude of ships, we slipped into a Danish port.

Upon arrival, word quickly spread that there was a MacDonald's downtown. Having been without any opportunity for such "haut cuisine" for so long, there was an almighty rush for the aircrews to get downtown and sample the goodies.

It was no surprise that there was no discernable difference between the Danish burgers, fries, etc, and those in Canada, but . . . there wasn't a drop of ketchup to be seen. Had to ask for it, and it took a minute for them to find it.

Turned-out the going condiment for fries in that part of the world is a white concoction closely resembling mayonaise. Wasn't bad, when we tried it -- but we all stuck with our tried-and-true, North-American ketchup, thankee very much.
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IanHenry said:
In Britain they are called Chips, as in Fish and Chips.
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While I'm reminiscing, I vividly remember we called them "chips" in Canada, as well. Certainly all through my childhood and well into adulthood.

Somewhere around the mid-late Sixties, we flew down to (then) Kindley Field, Bermuda to do some warm-water work. After a late flight one day, I remember going into the MATS Terminal where a 24/7 cafeteria did a booming business.

I asked for a burger, and was asked whether I wanted "mayo" on it. I'd never heard of mayo on a burger (at that time), but I thought what the heck. I've been using it on burgers, ever since, of course.

But I was also asked whether I wanted "frahs". I'd never heard of "fries", let alone spoken with a Southern accent, however after an awkward exchange, I agreed that I did indeed want "frahs".

I remember after returning to our base in Halifax, I told all the guys about how these strange people "down there" referred to chips as "fries". Probably short for French Fries, we all agreed.

But then I predicted that within five years, we'd all be calling them fries. Turned-out I was off by about two years -- it only took three more years before "fries" was in, and "chips" was relegated to those flat things that the Brits call "crisps".

I wuz there; saw it all happen! :kilroy:
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I can remember my first visit to the U.S, I ordered Hot dog and Chips only to be served what we in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:eek:ffice:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Britain</st1:place></st1:country-region> call Crisps (Potato chips in the U.S). I was a little disappointed.
It is strange how the U.S version of English bears little resemblance to the British version on some occasions.
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Ian.
 
You have a distinctive bonnet gracing your avatar, Ian. ;) (Is that a Morgan?)
 
Yes MM, it's my weekend toy, a Morgan LeMans 62. Too much salt on the roads at this time of year for me to play out in it (the body's aluminum)

Ian
 
IanHenry said:
I can remember my first visit to the U.S, I ordered Hot dog and Chips only to be served what we in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Britain</st1:place></st1:country-region> call Crisps (Potato chips in the U.S). I was a little disappointed.
It is strange how the U.S version of English bears little resemblance to the British version on some occasions.
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Ian.
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I remember Americans using the subway in London and ending up on the other side of the road, much to their own surprise...

meanwhile, this one is still hopefully arriving soon

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You are correct, contrary to what most people think 'French fries' or chips (whatever you want to call it :icon_lol:) were invented in good old Belgium, somewhere in the 17th or 18th century I thought.

François, looking forward how the Lysander comes out :applause:, although I quit flying in FS since a couple of months.

Joris
- Born and raised in Belgium ;)
 
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