What do French people call fries?

If you’ve ordered steak frites at a fancy restaurant, you’re halfway there.

In France, fries are “frites,” or pommes frites, if you’re being specific.

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While the official origin of fries isn’t totally clear, fries likely originated in Belgium,National Geographicreported.

At least Belgian waffles are properly attributed to their country of origin?

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Where can you get the best French fries?

If all this talk of fried potatoes is leaving you hungry, we’ve got you covered.

The crunchy, salty crinkle-cut fries won many of our editors over.

Don’t live near a Shake Shack location?

Frites, fries, chips if you’re British…whatever you call them, these spuds are unbeatable.