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Who doesn't love the crispy salty golden french fries? In this food history video, we dive into the origins of french fries, asking these questions: Who invented french fries? Where do french fries come from? Are french fries French?
This is the history of french fries, and everything you need to know about french fries origins.
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Belgian historian of food, Pierre Leqluercq noted that the first recorded mention of French fries is in a Parisian book in 1775. He traced the history of French fries and found the first recipe of what is a modern day French fry in a French cookbook from 1795, La cuisinière républicaine.
It was these Parisian fries that inspired Frederic Krieger, a musician from Bavaria who learned how to make these fries in Paris, to take the recipe to Belgium. Once there, he opened his own business and began to sell fries under the name ‘la pomme de terre frite à l’instar de Paris’ which translated to ‘Paris-style fried potatoes.’
Spanish explorers are actually responsible for bringing potatoes to Europe in the first place.
A Spanish explorer described potatoes in a journal entry dating back to 1577 as "a kind of earth nut which, after it is boiled, is as tender as cooked chestnuts." It was pretty typical at the time in Spanish tradition to fry basically anything, so fries definitely could have been on the menu back in the 16th century.
Apparently, fries were first served in Galicia (an autonomous area of northwest Spain), and eventually made their way up to Belgium. Belgium, at the time, was called the Spanish Netherlands. So fries became popular in Belgium because the tradition moved through Spanish communities.
And potatoes are Peruvian jsjsjdas ez
Im litteraly eating fries right now
Same
Same.
Same
Same
I’m eating chips
1:06 THAT'S MY TOWN 🇧🇪🐓
Mijn to
@@ZgZg-lg2uk Ja maar nee
@Ninelle Mutokambali ja hè in de kruistochten zijn die uitgevonden door Belgen die alleen maar patatten hadden om te eten en een vuurtje
In Belgium we have a “friterie” culture. In every town you can find several “friteries”: kiosks where you can buy fries and meats. We’re the only country that has these. It’s even officially recognized as intangible heritage. There’s a specific recipe you need to follow to get the real Belgian fries. So, I’m sorry America, you have to taste the real deal in Belgium, WITH the real mayonaise, which is also totally different in the US.
no one cares
Interesting
@@afallensaiyan i do
where im from, we call them friet kot, not sure if that’s how you spell it
@@yarvewhraewlrhaewoirjaeowi5959 alles goed
It's wired to call it french fries in arabic
We call it fry potato 🙂
Same in spanish, just "papas fritas" fried potatos
Same in Russia, we call it "картошка фри" [kartoshka fri] or "fried potato", if you ask here for "french fries" or "Картошка по-французски" everyone will be lauhging at you
The difference lies in how you prepare them, I've eaten french fries all over the world alot of times but they just can't top those made in belgium for some reason, maybe I'm a bit patriotic after all
How do people even think its french
Im from belgium i really dont get it
@@Zixb_ parce que c’est français que tu le veille ou non, même un historien belge le confirme.
@@YK36Deadeziono I ate it in belguim and in french ngl belguim way better
@@schiZelz LOL, c’est pas parce que c’est mieux, que c’est les créateurs.
well as a Belgian it hurts to say that French fries indeed are Parisian BUT we perfected the art of baking fries. It all depends how you make the fries . The French bake them usually once , while Belgium fries are always baked twice to make it crispy. So , you could call them French or Belgian fries based on how many times they are fried.
It’s Belgium.
@@CrabFlanders Nope , sorry. A German took it to Belgium after he learned it in Paris.
That french version of yours was awesome.
The french fries are from Paris, but Belgium made it better
Potatoes were first used as actual plants ...
Fries, Belgium fries or chips are the only right ways to call fries
How bout sliced deep fried potato
@@HaDe_Twins 💀
French Fries because its french
Yes french from FRANCE
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They were invented in Belgium, not France
@@mbamyintooLOL, its invented in Paris.... the capital of France.
I only say “fries” feel like saying French fries it too much for me
We only say frenchs in Finland.
For thousands of years...People of Peru has not thought about frying the potato...😮
Actually fries were made in grease
stfu
Spanish explorers are actually responsible for bringing potatoes to Europe in the first place.
A Spanish explorer described potatoes in a journal entry dating back to 1577 as "a kind of earth nut which, after it is boiled, is as tender as cooked chestnuts." It was pretty typical at the time in Spanish tradition to fry basically anything, so fries definitely could have been on the menu back in the 16th century.
Apparently, fries were first served in Galicia (an autonomous area of northwest Spain), and eventually made their way up to Belgium. Belgium, at the time, was called the Spanish Netherlands. So fries became popular in Belgium because the tradition moved through Spanish communities.
They're called French fries becuase in WW2 the Belgians made the same thing but they spoke French so when the Americans showed up they assumed they were French
Very interesting.
*_Belgince_* Fries
*_Frengium_* Fries
r/thanksihateit
One of my favorite foods ever. Yum
0:55 Thats exactly how I eat fires 🍟
is no one gonna talk about how she called potato wedges home fries?
The European explorers discovered a lot of things and European men invented the modern world
Columbus did discover the Western Hemisphere. The definition of discovered is to find or come across which he did. He himself discovered it and it became known in the old world aka Afro-Eurasia. Doesn’t mean it didn’t exist before he discovered it.
And even though he wasn’t in North America the conception of what the America’s is essentially exists because of him. That’s just what it is and they happen to land there.
Nah no france pls lets call them belgian fries ok? Cause they aren't french.
they are
Ils sont française..... c’est même un historien belge qu’il le confirme... et comme l’historien le dit: « la France a l’origine de la frite, et la Belgique a la culture de la frite ».
@@YK36Deadezio cap
@@finnnodiffs They were invented in Belgium, not France. Google it
@@YK36Deadezio Fries were invented in Belgium not France. Google it
Recent research have proven that French fries are indeed French.
Forget the fries. I'd snack the host
😋
When I was a child, I always used to tell my family that french fries come from Belgium, but my sister doesn't believe that because her 'friends' and teachers say that french fries come from France.
Can't believe that many amount of people actually still believe that french fries come from France.
They didn't seem to believe me because I was the child and the youngest in the house.
Tell them to google it
To this day, i still don't care where it came from, i just wany fries for the rest of my life
@@mbamyintoo yes
Sorry to tell you.... but the fries are of French origin... and even worse... of Parisian origin.
And even Belgian historians confirm it, saying that it is indeed French, imported by a German to Belgium.
moreover, he says a true sentence: "It's of French origin, but of Belgian culture".
Because in France, it was a dish for the poor living under the bridges of Paris, while the Belgians made it their culture.
French fries are french
Okay the name French Fries originated from Belgium, but I am pretty sure if potatoes originated from Peru then French fries are Peruvian
No, it French and Paris.
I already always loved and liked twister Fries and original fries. Other fries I loved: waffle fries, wedge fries, and curly fries. 🤤🤤🍟🍟🇫🇷🇫🇷Happy International French Fries Day!! Month!! occasion Anniversary!!! celebration!!!! 🎉🎉🎉💯💯👍👍🎂🎂 (July 12th, 2024) greetings for all French Fries lovers out there as well as Fries different of kinds. 👏👏💪💪💪
what british call chips is what americans call french fries!
In belgium, you an fries “restaurant” (frietkot) in every village!!
With mayo it's legit 👌👌👌👌🇳🇱
Now I want some.....
ketchup makes it better too
Happy International French Fries Day!! Month!! occasion Anniversary!!! celebration!!!! 👏👏🎉🎉greetings for French Fries around the globe world because this is the Most uniquely popular iconic favourite Relaxing food I've ever eaten. 🍟🍟🍟🇫🇷🇫🇷👍👍💯💯💪💪
In russia it's just "Картошка фри" [kartoshka fri] or "fried potato", it's just wierd to call it "french fries"
bottom bag fries ftw
The air quotes around discovered are totally not necessary are we doing politics again?
What was maid first chips or fries not American chips England chips
There is a difference in how they are made. Between belgium and french. But in the end it becomes america aniway for some odd reason
The thing is they aren't french fries, they're frenched fries.
2:00 i wish that kiss was for me 🥺
Simp, cringe + ratio
We germans use the french term pommes oder fritten!
The sarcastic remark about Columbus was unnecessary you're letting your liberal side show
Yum
Why was there no mention of James Hemmings... as if to say Thomas Jefferson cooked the fries himself, or he had his slave chef James Hemmings master French culinary arts... y'all missed the mark on this one.
Did you ever stop to consider that Columbia “did” discover America from his and much of the world’s point of view from that time? For someone talking about history you sure are making the presentism fallacy pretty hard. Maybe it should just be “historian”
What about Carne asada fries?
Old pictures make me feel sick I don’t know why
If all of you have finished guessing, here are the facts: the Spaniards brought back tomato and potato plants from the Americas, but used them for decoration only. The Florentines were the first to eat either fruit, AND the first to deep-fry ANYTHING in Europe, so as far as origin is concerned, there is nothing French nor Belgian about fries.
Yeah and the country that invented the oven invented the pizza too. Smh
I think there was this fear that the tomato 🍅 & potato 🥔 were orginaly poisoning. So it was like "pretty 2 look at but don't eat them"
Thomas Jefferson took credit for French fries and Mac and cheese but if you think the president of the United States was cooking and invented these foods, and not his slaves your crazy
“Pootin”
Putin?
The world will never know then 🤷♂️
I can imagine Americans saying "French frites" 100 times and somehow it became "French fries".
It used to be popular to "anglicize" everything in America. if it was a foreign word that they could not pronounce correctly, it was Anglicized
Mayonnaise on fries??? YUCK!!! 🤮
Pommes de terre frites à cru en petites tranches.
Girl in video - *Flowerface* *!!*
ITS need some FRENCH recipe
Me, someone who’s played ac Unity: that bridge… I’ve killed people there before…
Well, the Americans called it "French fries" and not "France fries" lol
Its french and more in Paris.
I just want to know what is her name, and her instagram because she so cute and i love her
Don't be a simp
It’s called chips not French fries,you don’t eat French people
Maybe you're British?
@@RM-kc1tj .
Don’t eat carbs
Don't eat crabs
“Shout out to za Belgians “
I have 1 reason why maybe it could not be from france but I can be wrong
Let's take pizza
We call it pizza not Italian pizza even though we know its from Italy the Italians call it pizza to not Italy pizza cuz they know its theirs
So why would they call it French fries to make it obvious its theirs even though they know.its not???
It's like they called it.french fries( ok the man form America called it French fries) but it just make its sense thta they call it French fries to show the proof.its French???
bcs they speak french in the part of belgium where they invented them
@@timothyfripont8405 Sorry to tell you.... but the fries are of French origin... and even worse... of Parisian origin.
And even Belgian historians confirm it, saying that it is indeed French, imported by a German to Belgium.
Yes, Parisian origin.... its that most France.
@@YK36Deadezio top 10 things that never happened 😂
@@timothyfripont8405 Pleure pas car c’est vrai, sérieusement, ça fait pitié se niveau de dénie de la réalité.
Can americans please just stop calling them *french* fries?
Why do you have to put place names infront of words when they're not needed.
It just makes things confusing.
Why do you have to complain when it’s not needed
It is needed cuz people think they are from France but that is WRONG
Because french fries... is french
@@YK36Deadezio They’re from Belgium, not France. Google it
@@mbamyintoo »google it, im so stupid for real reach to prouve is France orign not belgium »
Freedom Fries!!!!
Ooooooo friez
the story at 1:00 is actually false , bru
They were invented in Belgium, not France. Google it
@@mbamyintoo
fries were invented in france. at the end of the 18th century in paris more precisely, close to the seine. women were selling donuts at the pont-neuf, these women gets the ideo of frying round shaped potato near theater, theater is long so many people after the theater is finished come to eat these round shaped fried potato. these are called "les pommes du pont neuf" (or ninth bridge potatoes) but, round shaped potato are not good for frying, durring the process they can stick to each other, so they decide to cut them in sticks. and in the middle of the 19th century they appear inthe cooking book named "La Cuisinière républicaine" which is a potato cooking book. many people thinks that its from belgium because theres a story were people from namur (central belgium) fried fishes, but when winter came, they couldnt fry fishes because the river was frozen, so they fried potatoes. ut the french version hs a proof, the cooking book which is on wikipedia , you can search it. but the belgian were the one who made the fries famous, a german guy named JEAN-FREDERICK KRIEGER (his name was probbaly translated in french, the real one is probably johan friederick kriger in 1944 decide to open a friterie (fries shop) in belgium , the shop is named "fritz" he learnt how to cook the fries in a rotisserie in montmartre in paris. krieger gets so famous that the fries become a classic of belgian gastronomy, today theres around 5000 friterie in belgium, fries are so associated with belgium that the international day of the fries are celebrated in belgium. so no, the fries ae french. (belgium fries are a lil different they are fried differently 2 times and with BINTJE potato)
stop saying "google it" 🤓like a fricking degenerate
Ugh leftwing channels..
I tried to watch it but I was only able to stand it for about 20 or 30 seconds. Her voice was too annoying..
Wallonian Belgians know this history extremely well
"Liege fries" are glorious quality and impossible to find in America - give this recipe a try! They often use beef tallow.
Also simply "Belgian fries" general recipes.
How can a man that had slaves invent something that had to be done the kitchen
Exactly
dont eat Mcdonald French Fries.....!
hold it right there why mayo and not mustard they both are the most iconic?
Like if its belgian fries
English fries lol
But we don't care about the form. France invented chips.
The fries were invented in Paris and we were developed in Belgium in Liege so they are 100% French speaking stop the debate
@GuitarTee ROBLOX francophobe
So they need to be called Belgium fries or just fries and not French fries cuz people are gonna think they are invented in France
Paris- Wallonia fries 😉😉
@@vyra3287a Belgian historian has confirmed that fries are of French origin (women under the bridges who use their oil and put potatoes in the shape of fries), then a French merchant traveled to Belgium with the recipe in mind, to sell them at fairs, which has democratized fries in belgium.
They’re called Freedom Fries here in the USA.
They originated from Belgium. Belgiqe/België
@@axolotl-guy9801 No From Paris
@@alertecobra27 No, sorry.
@@axolotl-guy9801 Ha ha a Belgian guy said frist fries are from Paris
@@alertecobra27 Ok, just because someone said it doesn't mean that that person is right....
Thé french in french Fries is not thé country but An old vouble it was to french that means long sliced it's originele from Belgium
no, it's the country....
And anyway, a Belgian historian has confirmed that fries are of French origin (women under the bridges who use their oil and put potatoes in the shape of fries), then a French merchant traveled to Belgium with the recipe in mind, to sell them at fairs, which has democratized fries in belgium.
its belgium
No... a Belgian historian has confirmed that fries are of French origin (women under the bridges who use their oil and put potatoes in the shape of fries), then a French merchant traveled to Belgium with the recipe in mind, to sell them at fairs, which has democratized fries in belgium.
@@YK36Deadezio Fries were invented in Belgium, not France. Google it
@@mbamyintoo The historian who invented this, Jo Gerard, always claimed this based on a family document he claims to have owned. He NEVER showed this "document" to anyone and it probably didnt exist at all. He invented the story about the potatoes being cut in the shape of fish because he was a Belgian nationalist and monarchist who wanted to claim them for Belgium. He was also a holocaust denier!
It is not french fries it is chips
not everybody is from england or wherever they say that dude
French fries was born in France...in Paris 1780 on the Pont neuf....facts are there only fools and stupid doesn't wanna admit it.
This Frederick Krieger (german guy) discovered those potatos fries in Paris then he went to belgium and pretended that he was the inventor, he get rich with his business and now people from belgium deeply believe that this street food are from them...ridiculous.
The only thing that is ridiculous is youre story.
@@Dwight_ open a Book story about it then you Could argument with me kid...now get a life.
@@Dwight_a Belgian historian has confirmed that fries are of French origin (women under the bridges who use their oil and put potatoes in the shape of fries), then a merchant traveled to Belgium with the recipe in mind, to sell them at fairs, which has democratized fries in belgium.
@@YK36Deadezio
and i read that historians say the origins can be found in belgium where the potatoes were being fried in the late 1600s
french street fenders were selling them later in paris in 1780
@@Dwight_ LOL
fries came from belgium, case closed
and belgium is very french
no
pls google it
And Belgium is also VERY Dutch
@@vyra3287 yes half of the population is dutch, but its mostly german and french
Who cares???
The people that is interested in history of things and likes french fries too
BELGIUM FRIES
@@onebigderp3831 no
How about you talk about your history food that originated from cats and dogs lol just joking guys it's a joke America 🤣🤣