If you are a true connoisseur of the potato, then you know that the Belgians have turned the humble spud into an art form. Belgian fries, or frites, make French fries look like child's play. Until recently Belgians have mostly kept their frites to themselves. But now some Belgian companies are looking to take the frites shop, or fritkot, as it is called, global.
I love Belgian fries. Because I live close to the Belgian border I can visit a frites shop any time I want. In Belgium, going to get frites is not a fast-food run, but rather a tradition to be savored. It's the fastest slow food. It's sometimes difficult for Americans to understand why they have to wait once they order.
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"It's the fastest slow food. It's sometimes difficult for Americans to understand why they have to wait once they order."
So, then, that should probably read: "It's the slowest fast food", huh?
Nope! its the fastest slow food! visit Belgium and find out!
Rik is right.
Does anyone remember "freedom fries"?
now I want some...
Chips...in the UK
I've tried Belgian frites and Dutch ones. My favourites continue to be shoestring fries, which in Australia we call French fries. However I'm not sure whether they are French or American.
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