I don't wanna get off on a rant here, but....

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

Once a year I'll have a messy styrofoam take away tray full of chips and gravy and that's my "fries" ingestion for that year.

Still hanging out to try poutine. We have a fries chain here (lord of the fries) that has all kinds of toppings but their poutine is fake so I've never bought it. As in it's just grated cheese.

So if I ever get REAL poutine (which I have been reading about on the internet since 1998 when some Canadian first told me about it) I will jettison all my greasy potatoes aversions and clog my arteries hardcore.

 

[scotpens]

. . . Still hanging out to try poutine. We have a fries chain here (lord of the fries) that has all kinds of toppings but their poutine is fake so I've never bought it. As in it's just grated cheese.

I'd never heard of poutine until now. The stuff sounds absolutely vomitous.

If I want to clog my arteries with several thousand calories of fat, I'll order a nachos plate.

But really -- "Lord of the Fries"? And I thought some of our local eating establishments had bad punning names, like Aunt Chovy's Pizza and the Humphrey Yogart Café.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

Poutine sounds like the ultimate comfort food.

Lord of the Fries is incredibly popular here but the hot dog I had from them was completely mushy, awful. And the bun was awful. That was my only experience, not going back in a hurry. Also not fond of crappy versions of sauces from afar that I know are bullshit if you're familiar with the original.

 

[SmoothieX]

So if I ever get REAL poutine (which I have been reading about on the internet since 1998 when some Canadian first told me about it) I will jettison all my greasy potatoes aversions and clog my arteries hardcore.

I used to live near a dairy farm where they made cheese. I'd buy curds there and make up a batch when I got home.

 

[Tora Ziyal]

As opposed to chips which are more thickly cut and around, the even more thickly cut steak-cut chips and of course with the skin left on they are more commonly called potato wedges.

The thick ones are either called steak fries or home fries, at least where I grew up.

They're sometimes called western fries around here.

In all the times I've ordered them, they are always called french fries regardless of shape. May be a regional thing.

The only difference was when I was in high school and Burger King was selling these mutant contraptions called "American Fries" which were waffle-shaped.

Hmm, I've always seen waffle-shaped fries called... waffle fries.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Hmm, I've always seen waffle-shaped fries called... waffle fries.

You just blew my mind.

I haven't seen them in the whole time since BK had them in the 80's. I actually liked them, BTW (along with that dessert thing that Wendy's had which was basically a box filled with apple pie filling).

Oh dammit, now I'm hungry.

 

[Lindley]

Hmm, I've always seen waffle-shaped fries called... waffle fries.

You just blew my mind.

I haven't seen them in the whole time since BK had them in the 80's. I actually liked them, BTW (along with that dessert thing that Wendy's had which was basically a box filled with apple pie filling).

Oh dammit, now I'm hungry.

Chic-fil-a has waffle fries. You can also occasionally find them in the freezer aisle at grocery stores.

It takes some brainpower to map "chips" to "fries". I think of them as completely different things, other than both being potato-derived.

 

[MacLeod]

And for all the info on Chips

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_fries