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ironknee · 09:06 PM

or vinegar for the uk friends

wang_himself · Jul 24, 2004, 09:13 PM

You know ketchup has like bugs and dirt and other stuff in it? Trust me, Del Monte picks the tomatoes about 2 miles from my house and them shipps them to the processing plant. I see what goes in there.

Gankdawg · Jul 24, 2004, 09:19 PM

Dip. If there's some mayo around too, that's good.

Patrick · Jul 24, 2004, 10:34 PM

Originally posted by wang_himself:
You know ketchup has like bugs and dirt and other stuff in it? Trust me, Del Monte picks the tomatoes about 2 miles from my house and them shipps them to the processing plant. I see what goes in there.

Um, wouldn't the processing include washing them?

Dipping's the way to go. I like to have control over the amount of ketchup on each of my fries.

nredman · Jul 24, 2004, 10:35 PM

Originally posted by ironknee:
or vinegar for the uk friends

vinegar...nasty.

i don't know if that is worse then mayo or ranch but thats pretty gross.

Webscreamer · Jul 24, 2004, 10:37 PM

Originally posted by ironknee:
or vinegar for the uk friends

::runs for toilet::

U have gotta be kidding... disgusting!

MindFad · Jul 24, 2004, 10:39 PM

I've never had vinegar with fries, but that might not be so bad. Recently I've been putting ketchup and mustard on my fries.

anthonyvthc · Jul 24, 2004, 10:40 PM

Originally posted by Webscreamer:

::runs for toilet::

U have gotta be kidding... disgusting!

Ever heard of salt and vinegar potato chips? It's the same thing, the potato is just in a different form.

Webscreamer · Jul 24, 2004, 10:42 PM

Originally posted by anthonyvthc:
Ever heard of salt and vinegar potato chips? It's the same thing, the potato is just in a different form.

i'm picturing a little dish of pure vinegar and dipping them in... am I right? Does McDonalds offer this in the UK?

I can hardly handle the smell.

Buckaroo · Jul 24, 2004, 10:44 PM

I put ketchup on one side covering some of my Freedom fries.

I pick up the dry Freedom fries and dip them into the ketchup until I am left with the Freedom fries that are covered with ketchup.

Webscreamer · Jul 24, 2004, 10:47 PM

If you are a "dipper", do you take one fry at a time or 2 or 3?

I do...and I dip for every bite. I love ketchup!

Mr. Blur · Jul 24, 2004, 11:01 PM

i sprinkle vinegar (a nice malt one) over the fries, not too much though...then dip in the ketchup on the side.

nredman · Jul 24, 2004, 11:03 PM

Originally posted by Buckaroo:
I put ketchup on one side covering some of my Freedom fries.

I pick up the dry Freedom fries and dip them into the ketchup until I am left with the Freedom fries that are covered with ketchup.

Freedom Fried

*LOL*

nice

Rev-O · Jul 24, 2004, 11:18 PM

On top: Malt Vinegar
On side: Horseradish sauce, Blue cheese salad dressing, Barbeque sauce.

KrazyEvilGoat · Jul 24, 2004, 11:19 PM

Vinegar on fries is kind of like sniffing gas: You wouldn't want to drink it but it can be quite enjoyable.

That said I think the common method is to sprinkle it. Dipping would likely result in a soggy mess, particularly with the larger home-style ones.

I'm not a huge fan of ketchup but when I have it I dip.

Oh, and the perfect topping for fries is Poutine... or rather Poutine brings french friesto their greatest height

Buckaroo · Jul 25, 2004, 12:39 AM

Originally posted by nredman:
Freedom Fried *LOL*

nice

Yeah, I just avoid all Fr*nch stuff.

misc · Jul 25, 2004, 12:53 AM

Vinegar on fries is actually really good. I tried it at Nathan's (anyone else have Nathan's around them?) and it was quite good.

And dip the fries in the ketchup. Cheese spread on top... Now my mouth is watering..

malvolio · Jul 25, 2004, 02:39 AM

One of my ex-girlfriends used to put gravy on her fries.
I should have recognized this for what it was - a sign of serious mental problems.

OwlBoy · Jul 25, 2004, 04:25 AM

Originally posted by malvolio:
One of my ex-girlfriends used to put gravy on her fries.
I should have recognized this for what it was - a sign of serious mental problems.

Hey! they are just strips of mashed Potatos!

-Owl

mmmmm Now I am hungary.

phoenixboy70 · Jul 25, 2004, 05:22 AM

ketchup, mayo, vinegar...it's all good.

Spheric Harlot · Jul 25, 2004, 07:31 AM

Originally posted by wang_himself:
You know ketchup has like bugs and dirt and other stuff in it? Trust me, Del Monte picks the tomatoes about 2 miles from my house and them shipps them to the processing plant. I see what goes in there.

You apparently missed the part where they dump the tomatoes into a series of three or four huge vats of water...

Spheric Harlot · Jul 25, 2004, 07:34 AM

Originally posted by Buckaroo:
Yeah, I just avoid all Fr*nch stuff.

Aren't you glad that French fries are Belgian?

(And calling them "Freedom fries" doesn't make them American, just stupid.)

SimeyTheLimey · Jul 25, 2004, 09:38 AM

Originally posted by Webscreamer:

::runs for toilet::

U have gotta be kidding... disgusting!

Have you tried it?

BTW, it has to be malt vinegar. Malt vinegar has flavor, much different from white vinegar. English chips really aren't like fries either.

Powaqqatsi · Jul 25, 2004, 09:45 AM

Originally posted by Buckaroo:
Yeah, I just avoid all Fr*nch stuff.

I eat them like they should be eaten, with mayonaise. We ****in drown them in that ****

With ketchup is just nasty.

Sealobo · Jul 25, 2004, 09:55 AM

Ketchup is good. Super size it up too~!

rambo47 · Jul 25, 2004, 10:01 AM

Ketchup, so long as it's not Heinz.

ambush · Jul 25, 2004, 11:05 AM

I'm currently enjoying a big bowl of French fries dipped in delicious Heinz ketchup.

iXavier · Jul 25, 2004, 11:29 AM

I like the ketchup on the side, usually.

When I was in high school, we had a lunch truck that would put ketchup, salt and pepper right on the fries and it was really good. I haven't had it like that since, then.

Mayo is good, too, for dipping but I've never tried vinegar.

x.

Zimphire · Jul 25, 2004, 11:58 AM

I dated a gal that would mix ketchup and chocolate shake together and dip her fries into that.

philzilla · Jul 25, 2004, 12:03 PM

Originally posted by MindFad:
I've never had vinegar with fries, but that might not be so bad.

fix that, FLorida.

tooki · Jul 25, 2004, 12:23 PM

Originally posted by Buckaroo:
Yeah, I just avoid all Fr*nch stuff.

French fries aren't French at all -- as Spheric Harlot said, they're Belgian.

"French fries" is short for "french fried potatoes" -- in the culinary arts "frenching" means to cut into long, narrow strips.

If malt vinegar is available, I have my fries with lots of salt and vinegar. If they don't have malt vinegar, then I just use salt. Often, I'll add pepper, too. Old Bay seasoning is also yummy.

To anyone who says "eww, vinegar!" but likes ketchup: read the darned ingredients in ketchup. A large part of it is vinegar.

Dammit. Now I feel like driving downtown and getting Boardwalk Fries...

tooki

lil'babykitten · Jul 25, 2004, 12:30 PM

Originally posted by Zimphire:
I dated a gal that would mix ketchup and chocolate shake together and dip her fries into that.

Sherwin · Jul 25, 2004, 02:19 PM

Nutella. Yum.
Olive Oil. Yum.

lil'babykitten · Jul 25, 2004, 02:23 PM

Originally posted by Sherwin:
Nutella. Yum.
Olive Oil. Yum.

On chips?!?!?!

Weirdos!

Sherwin · Jul 25, 2004, 02:25 PM

Originally posted by lil'babykitten:

On chips?!?!?!

Weirdos!

Try it sometime.

philzilla · Jul 25, 2004, 02:51 PM

Originally posted by tooki:
To anyone who says "eww, vinegar!" but likes ketchup: read the darned ingredients in ketchup. A large part of it is vinegar.

haha, exactly. man, some people are stupid.

oh, and they're called CHIPS!

d4nth3m4n · Jul 25, 2004, 02:59 PM

you want gross? ill give you gross...

oh, and shake and fries/chips is good. something about the sweet and salty thing. like chocolate covered pretzels.

Randman · Jul 25, 2004, 03:08 PM

Stick some of the fries right in on the burger, close to the meat and ketchup and whatever other sauces/condiments you've added.

BTW, has anyone else had potato chips (crisps for some nationalities) that are ketchup-flavored? I was a little wary at first, but they actuallly taste pretty good, like cold fries doused in ketchup.

wataru · Jul 25, 2004, 04:20 PM

Originally posted by tooki:
"French fries" is short for "french fried potatoes" -- in the culinary arts "frenching" means to cut into long, narrow strips.

I think you mean "freedoming."

wdlove · Jul 25, 2004, 08:12 PM

I prefer to the put ketchup on the side and I dip my fries. Just had some fries to day as in FIsh & Chips!

Lateralus · Jul 25, 2004, 08:26 PM

Ketchup on the side.

ReggieX · Jul 25, 2004, 09:43 PM

I hate ketchup.

White vinegar and salt & pepper, with or without gravy. Yum!

OSX Abuser · Jul 25, 2004, 10:08 PM

Malt Vinegar is best for fries.

Zimphire · Jul 25, 2004, 10:10 PM

I can't stand ANY kind of vinegar.

I hate the stuff. Too bitter.

X-Ray · Jul 25, 2004, 10:28 PM

A few points: when you use Ketchup that's all you can taste but that's okay since most American French fries are nasty. Good European pommes frites are wonderful with mayonaise. English chips are bigger and more like American steak fries and taste marvelous with malt vinegar and some light salting.

zigzag · Jul 25, 2004, 10:38 PM

Funny, I was just thinking about this very question at lunch today. I'm not kidding.

A little ketchup is good, but only a little. I like vinegar as well, but I like a lot of it and that tends to make things soggy. Mayo - nah. There's a Belgian fries place in SF that has a lengthy menu of mayo-type sauces but it's all a bit too fussy for me. Fries + gravy = heaven on Earth.

What's good is mustard on fried fish. Plain old cheap yellow mustard is best. I always have to ask for it and people look at me funny, but I can't imagine anything better - it seems like a natural combination to me. Sometimes they bring Dijon instead. When that happens I show them my Ruger and gently suggest that if they don't bring the cheap stuff right away, anything could happen. This usually works.

milhous · Jul 25, 2004, 11:37 PM

let me tell you, going to arbey's and getting a sandwich/fries/drink combo and then dipping the fries into their horsey sauce is absolutely delicious!

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TheMosco · Jul 26, 2004, 01:58 AM

I love fries and BBQ Sauce. hmm...

tooki · Jul 26, 2004, 02:45 AM

Originally posted by Zimphire:
I can't stand ANY kind of vinegar.

I hate the stuff. Too bitter.

Vinegar's not bitter at all. It's intensely sour.

bitter != sour

tooki

moonmonkey · Jul 26, 2004, 04:25 AM

Originally posted by Randman:
BTW, has anyone else had potato chips (crisps for some nationalities) that are ketchup-flavored? I was a little wary at first, but they actuallly taste pretty good, like cold fries doused in ketchup.

The Crisp icons on my site include ketchup flavor, also pickled onion which rule.

http://homepage.mac.com/woodhams/downloads.html