FRENCH FRIES

The origin of French fries is Belgium. According to some historians, potatoes were being fried by 1680 in the Meuse Valley of Belgium. Locals often ate small fried fish, when the river was frozen they used potatoes as a substitute. They used to cut potatoes lengthwise and fry them in oil to use them as a fish substitute.French fries were introduced in the US when Thomas Jefferson was President in 1801.Sometimes French Fries are made of sweet potatoes instead of white potatoes, baked instead of fried, may be cut into unusual shapes, or served with local toppings like vinegar or mayonnaise instead of ketchup.
Pregnant and nursing women should avoid French Fries due to the presence of a cancer-causing agent called acrylamide.