Are French Fries Even French? - Chowhound

PHIL LENOIR/Shutterstock For something so simple, french fries sure seem to attract a lot of scrutiny. Fast food chains' reputations are largely staked on their french fry rankings, and everyone's got their own ideas about what size and shape makes for the ideal fry. One thing most people do seem to agree on, though, is that french fries aren't actually French. Although there's no firm proof of where or when…