• cmder@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    So yeah why does the american/english don’t do more research about origins and call everything french ?

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      It’s because deep frying was not very common in the U.S. Immersion in hot fat was considered a French style of cooking, so they’re French style fried potatoes. I think “fries” instead of “frieds” is dialect that caught on nationally in the U.S. in the 70s.