What is better fries with.Or without ketchup?

[TagliatelliMonster]

Or mixing ketchup and mayo to make that yummy orange substance

aka "cocktail sauce".

pro-tip: add a tiny bit of whiskey to that, for extra spice.

 

[TagliatelliMonster]

The absolute best is with mayo AND ketchup AND chopped up raw onions.

In Belgium, we call that "a special".

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boy, I'm hungry

Or even better.....

Fries with beef stew sauce and mayo. Absolute Belgian speciality. You'll find this in literally every fries bar in every village, town and city

And yes, "fries bar" (aka "frietkot") is a thing in Belgium. A national pride, even.
A village is not a worthy village if it doesn't have at least 2 or 3 of those.

 

[TagliatelliMonster]

I'm with the malt vinegar folks.

To each their own off course...
But to a chauvinistic Belgian fries fan like me, that kind of feels like blasphemy

I guess that's how Italians feel when you ask for a spoon to eat spaghetti or when you're at a restaurant asking for "spaghetti bolognese" or spaghetti as a main course or a pizza hawai with friggin' pineapple on it.

 

[Guitar's Cry]

To each their own off course...
But to a chauvinistic Belgian fries fan like me, that kind of feels like blasphemy

Here in Maine, agricultural fair fries are just begging to be sprinkled in salt and malt vinegar. These are potatoes from THE COUNTY*, mind you, fresh cut and deep fried per order.

*The County is Aroostook county, the northernmost county where potatoes are a major crop.

 

[VoidCat]

I eat my fries by itself nothing on them unless I get chilli fries. Then it's just cheese and chilli

 

[TagliatelliMonster]

Here in Maine, agricultural fair fries are just begging to be sprinkled in salt and malt vinegar. These are potatoes from THE COUNTY*, mind you, fresh cut and deep fried per order.

*The County is Aroostook county, the northernmost county where potatoes are a major crop.

In Belgium every self-respecting fries bar only serves freshly cut fries. Freezer fries are a big no-no.
Also: fry them twice! The first fry serves to create a "waterproof" barrier around the fry. Then they have to cool. A second fry will make them crisp and golden on the outside while still moist on the inside.

A typical fries bar will look like this:

The fries on top there all had their first fry. They'll get their second fry upon ordering.




Yeah, I'm a french (*cough*..BELGIAN...*cough*) fry fanatic, in case you hadn't noticed yet


I just love it so much....
It's part of Belgian DNA.
If you ever find yourself in Belgium and fail to visit one of these, it's like going to Paris and NOT seeing the Eiffel tower.

 

[ChristineM]

aka "cocktail sauce".

pro-tip: add a tiny bit of whiskey to that, for extra spice.

Or a dash of Worcestershire sauce.

 

[ChristineM]

Here in Maine, agricultural fair fries are just begging to be sprinkled in salt and malt vinegar. These are potatoes from THE COUNTY*, mind you, fresh cut and deep fried per order.

*The County is Aroostook county, the northernmost county where potatoes are a major crop.

British tip. Vinager first salt last. You ask for "The frosting on top"

 

[Father Heathen]

Chips (fries) with malt vinegar and salt.

Or a blob on mayo

Or hp sauce (brown sauce)

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Or Heinz tomato ketchup

Or maybe pimento sauce

Or maybe gravy.

Chips with everything.

We have HP here, although it's not as popular as A1. We call it steak sauce here, although we use it on/in other things as well, like burgers, meatloaf, etc.

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

Here in Springpatch, Illannoying, we have the distinction of being the city where the horseshoe was invented...

Originally two slices of texas toast, two hamburger patties, a mound of fries covering all, drenched in cheese sauce...like this:

 

[ChristineM]

We have HP here, although it's not as popular as A1. We call it steak sauce here, although we use it on/in other things as well, like burgers, meatloaf, etc.

It's pretty good on stews and casseroles too.

 

[Vee]

What is better fries with.Or without ketchup?

I like them with either salt or malt vinegar

 

[We Never Know]

I like seasoned curly fries.

With ketchup

 

[We Never Know]

What is better fries with.Or without ketchup?

It depends.
Using a drive through and eating going down the road, no ketchup.
Sitting down at home or out and eating, ketchup.

 

[ChristineM]

Just remembered the most important additional to chips (fries/frits)

When i was a young teen there was a local fish and chip shop that was run by a Chinese family. The chinese yellow curry sauce was my introduction to curry and it was beautiful on chips.

Every Friday night on the way back from the youth club, the treat was curry and chips...

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Here in Maine, agricultural fair fries are just begging to be sprinkled in salt and malt vinegar. These are potatoes from THE COUNTY*, mind you, fresh cut and deep fried per order.

*The County is Aroostook county, the northernmost county where potatoes are a major crop.

My philosophy techer, who is from Maine, mentioned The County.

 

[Exaltist Ethan]

My favorite way of eating fries is using the air fryer to make them extra crispy then seasoning them with season salt. Ketchup is a great condiment but with season salt I don't need to use ketchup.

 

[Father Heathen]

Thousand Island/Mac sauce is good, too.

 

[Twilight Hue]

What is better fries with.Or without ketchup?

Fried in pure beef tallow first. When fries actually tasted fantastic once upon a time.

Then and only then you put ketchup on it MWF. Vinegar on TT and then on weekends at the fairgrounds.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Just remembered the most important additional to chips (fries/frits)

When i was a young teen there was a local fish and chip shop that was run by a Chinese family. The chinese yellow curry sauce was my introduction to curry and it was beautiful on chips.

Every Friday night on the way back from the youth club, the treat was curry and chips...

Curry sauce on fries is great. Ketchup is dull, mayo is bland but a good curry sauce seriously ups the potential of what a fry can be and do.
Too me it seems a natural thing for fish and chips because then you the same sauce for both.