variants
or French fry
: a strip of potato typically cooked by being fried in deep fat
—usually plural
variants
or French fry
french fried or French fried; french frying or French frying; french fries or French fries
: to fry (strips of potato or something similar) in deep fat until brown
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Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2024
But while delicious, french fries are not the only way to consume potatoes.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
Wienerschnitzel diehards also scarf down the chain’s french fries, hamburgers — and, yes, desserts.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2024
Purists need not worry that the doughnuts will be fried in the same oil as the chain’s french fries.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
Dinners will be northern Canadian cod, with sides including french fries or mac and cheese, coleslaw, fruit, coffee and cake and beverages for purchase.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 14 Feb. 2024
Air Fryer Ninja also offers a smaller model with a modest 4-quart capacity that fits 2 pounds of french fries and is relatively easy to clean.
—Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 22 Nov. 2023
For his last meal, Pye asked for two chicken sandwiches, two cheeseburgers, french fries, two bags of plain potato chips and two lemon-lime sodas, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024
The simple menu also includes two side dishes — french fries and cole slaw.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2024
Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2021
The chain also permanently added a new french fry recipe to its menu in July.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 12 Oct. 2020
Picture it: Verbier, January 2014, me and three four-year-old Europeans being told to pizza and french fry our way around a flat-as-a-pancake bunny hill.
—Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2023
Its four Japanese stainless steel blade styles (straight, wavy, julienne, and french fry) cut fruits and vegetables to various thicknesses in 0.5-millimeter intervals, racking up a boast-worthy 21 different ways to slice.
—Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2022
With so many brands out there, finding the ideal crispy-creamy frozen french fry is a challenge, with companies turning to ingredients and additives—like sodium acid pyrophosphate and xanthan gum—to nail the assignment.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 19 Sep. 2022
Cutting potatoes into sticks, coating them in a thin layer of oil and salt and then air-frying will produce something that, right out of the air-fryer, looks a lot like a french fry.
—Washington Post, 17 June 2021
Their daughter, Serenity Hurricane Paula Johnson, popularly known as ‘french fry’ was born in January 2022.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 Jan. 2023
Go for a classic charcuterie board, or branch out with a butter board, desert board, or french fry board.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 28 Nov. 2022
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My eight-year-old son, Bobby, subscribes to the beige diet: mac-n-cheese, french fries, and chicken fingers occasionally thrown in for good measure.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2024
But while delicious, french fries are not the only way to consume potatoes.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
Wienerschnitzel diehards also scarf down the chain’s french fries, hamburgers — and, yes, desserts.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2024
Purists need not worry that the doughnuts will be fried in the same oil as the chain’s french fries.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
Dinners will be northern Canadian cod, with sides including french fries or mac and cheese, coleslaw, fruit, coffee and cake and beverages for purchase.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 14 Feb. 2024
Air Fryer Ninja also offers a smaller model with a modest 4-quart capacity that fits 2 pounds of french fries and is relatively easy to clean.
—Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 22 Nov. 2023
For his last meal, Pye asked for two chicken sandwiches, two cheeseburgers, french fries, two bags of plain potato chips and two lemon-lime sodas, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024
The simple menu also includes two side dishes — french fries and cole slaw.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2024
Verb
Humble ketchup, that sticky-sweet, popular sauce ubiquitous whenever a french fry is near, is more than just a dip for chicken tenders or condiment for topping burgers.
—Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2021
The chain also permanently added a new french fry recipe to its menu in July.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 12 Oct. 2020
Picture it: Verbier, January 2014, me and three four-year-old Europeans being told to pizza and french fry our way around a flat-as-a-pancake bunny hill.
—Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2023
Its four Japanese stainless steel blade styles (straight, wavy, julienne, and french fry) cut fruits and vegetables to various thicknesses in 0.5-millimeter intervals, racking up a boast-worthy 21 different ways to slice.
—Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2022
With so many brands out there, finding the ideal crispy-creamy frozen french fry is a challenge, with companies turning to ingredients and additives—like sodium acid pyrophosphate and xanthan gum—to nail the assignment.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 19 Sep. 2022
Cutting potatoes into sticks, coating them in a thin layer of oil and salt and then air-frying will produce something that, right out of the air-fryer, looks a lot like a french fry.
—Washington Post, 17 June 2021
Their daughter, Serenity Hurricane Paula Johnson, popularly known as ‘french fry’ was born in January 2022.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 Jan. 2023
Go for a classic charcuterie board, or branch out with a butter board, desert board, or french fry board.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 28 Nov. 2022
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