One probably thought when they hear
“French fries” French people love potatoes and they are the one started the
potato fries so-called in the world “French fries” Think again.
“French fries” are actually do not come
from France rather French people then on the 1700 (between 1748-1772) abhor
potato and consider potato a poisonous tuber that causes sickness specifically leprosy.
It is banned and illegal to cultivate then in France. It was banned by French
Parliament that time. Clergymen even see potato not intended by God to eat. The
banned was overturned when a French medical army officer prisoner name Antoine
Augustin Parmentier was fed with potato and found out it is not poisonous and
harmful that will cause one a disease. He is the one that promote potato as
food and that make potato popular. He is a French pharmacist and agronomist.
Potato is not of the France land but it
is an exported vegetable where Spanish conquerors brought to Europe thus French
farmers have a doubtful and distrustful reaction to it. Spanish conquerors came
it from the Inca Empire at South America in 16th century.
Frying slice potatoes actually originates
from the people of Belgium wherein it is their alternative food or meal in the
case they do not have catch a fish for meal in the late 1600s.It is their
original culinary invention and their national dish. They have even a day for
it. However, the way the potatoes were cut and fried which is the French way
where the “French fries” got its name “French fries.” Moreover, soldiers who
learned the potato fries where people who spoke French though they are in
Belgium and it is known that Belgium has three official languages – French, German,
and Dutch.
Potato fries from Belgium is called “Belgian
fries” or “frites”
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| French Fries (image from Farmers Almanac website) |
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| Potatoes (image from Farmers Almanac website) |
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