The poor French. All they’ve done for cooking — those fancy techniques and complicated sauces and such — and how do we repay them? By sticking their name onto skinny, deep-fried potatoes. While the ...

The origin story of the French fry and its rise to All-American side dish ubiquity is winding and complex. What makes a French fry good or even great, however, is straightforward. We want our fries ...

Mark your calendars, because National French Fry Day falls on Friday, July 11, this year. While you may not celebrate that “holiday” regularly, plenty of fast-food restaurants do by giving out free ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. French fries come in many delicious types that can make any meal tastier and more fun. The way a potato is cut changes the crispy ...

At Food & Wine, we rarely favor frozen over fresh — but we make an exception for french fries. Most frozen fries are par-cooked (often double-fried) and coated in a thin layer of starch and sugar, ...