French fries originated in Belgium and not France. Supposedly in 1781, potatoes were cut into the shape of a fish because the river had frozen and fish was not caught. During WWI, soldiers were eating these Belgium fries and the official language at the time was French. So, people started to call them French fries.
Here are some fun facts:
- French fries are not French.
- Originally people were afraid of potatoes and fed them to pigs.
- McDonald’s French fries used to cost 10 cents.
- In 2016, Japan drizzled chocolate over their French fries at Mcdonald's.
- Americans eat 4.5 billion pounds of French fries each year.
- An average American eats 29 pounds of French fries each year.
- The only French fry museum is in Belgium.
- People in the Philippines put banana ketchup on their fries.
- Fries are called chips in Britain.
- 7% of all potatoes grown in the US go to McDonald’s.
- The largest serving of fries was 1003 pounds made by Twin Oaks Farms, Inc. in Eagle, Idaho in 2014. 1256 pounds of raw potatoes and 110 gallons of cooking oil were used.
Most students love French fries so I think they would enjoy these facts. It would be fun for them to see if they could find any other facts about them.
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