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sladkih [1.3K]
4 years ago
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Why is a French fry called a French fry

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wariber [46]4 years ago
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A french fry is called a french fry because <span>American soldiers stationed in Belgium were first introduced to </span>French fries<span> during World War I. As the official language of the Belgian army was </span>French<span>, soldiers nicknamed the delicious </span>fried<span> potatoes “</span>French fries<span>." The name stuck, and decades later we're still giving credit to the wrong country. So that is the reason of a french fry being called a french fry.</span>
Aneli [31]4 years ago
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American soldiers stationed in belgium were first introduced to french fries during the world war 2. As the official language of the belgian army was french soldiers nicknamed the fried potatoes french fries. The name stuck and decades later were still giving credit to the wrong country.
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