List of accompaniments to french fries
are almost always salted just after cooking. They are then served with a variety of condiments, notably ketchup, curry, curry ketchup, curry sauce, hot or chili sauce, mustard, mayonnaise, salad cream, honey mustard, bearnaise sauce, tartar sauce, tzatziki, feta cheese, garlic sauce, fry sauce, burger sauce, ranch dressing, barbecue sauce, gravy, brown sauce, worcestershire sauce, vinegar, lemon, piccalilli, pickled cucumber, gherkins, very small pickled onions, mushy peas, baked beans, fresh cheese curds, or honey.
Belgium
Even the smallest Belgian town has a frietkot. Traditionally, take-away fries were picked by the fingers out of a tip bag wrapped from a square sheet of paper, while walking on the streets. By the 1970s and 1980s, with several meat accompaniments gaining popularity, more practical open carton boxes and tiny plastic forks became available. One can order a small or large portion; often three or four sizes are priced. Fries with mayonnaise or one of a wide variety of other typical Belgian sauces is a fast food classic in Belgium, often eaten without any side orders. Prior to 1960, the choice of accompanying items was limited to a pickled herring, a cold large meatball boulet or red-coloured garlic sausage cervela, or a beef or horsemeat stew. Since 1960, these choices include stoofvlees or stoofkarbonade and a wide variety of deep-fried meats, such as chicken legs, beef or pork sticks, minced beef, pork, chicken, or turkey in all shapes mixed with a dosage of fat and condiments to one's preference. An example of an additional on-the-spot preparation is sometimes in Flanders called mammoet speciaal, a large frikandel deep-fried and cut so as to put chopped onion in the V-shaped length and dressed with mayonnaise and ketchup. The earliest of the current wide array of sauces, are mayonnaise, fritessaus or sauce pommes-frites and a local pickle-sauce similar to piccalilli. Though Belgians do not sprinkle vinegar on fries, they may eat them with cold mussels out of the shells preserved in vinegar, entirely uncomparable to the national dish with freshly boiled hot mussels served in the shells.Bulgaria
In Bulgaria, a serving of fries can be ordered with a covering of sirene, a grated white brine cheese.Canada
In Canada, French fries are the main component of a dish called poutine, a mixture of French fries with fresh cheese curds, covered with a hot gravy, hot chicken sauce, or chicken BBQ sauce. This dish was invented in rural Quebec in the late 1950s and is now popular in many parts of the country and is served at many fast-food chains. Several Québécois communities claim to be the birthplace of poutine. A variant, "disco fries", may be found in the Northeastern United States, notably in New Jersey.In Newfoundland, "chips, dressing and gravy" comprise French fries topped with "dressing" and gravy. Another variation consists of topping the French fries with either ground beef, hot dogs, dressing and cheese and topped with gravy. Yet another Newfoundland recipe called a "mess" consists of fries, gravy, dressing, and wieners.
In Prince Edward Island, "fries with the works" is a combination of French fries, fried hamburger, fried onions, gravy, peas, and optionally mushrooms. Other common toppings include green onions, tomatoes, carrots, sour cream, and grated cheese.
In the Ottawa Valley, french fries are sold from trucks known as "chip wagons," and fries are available topped with melted butter. It is also customary for the server to allow the customer to add seasonings like salt, pepper, and vinegar halfway through filling the container.
Finland
In Finland, french fries are colloquially known just as ranskalaiset. A traditional way of serving accompanied fries at food carts is makkaraperunat, a dish consisting of deep-fried slices of sausage and crinkle-cut fries mixed together and usually served in either a paper or styrofoam tray. The dish probably originated in the early 1960s. Today, makkaraperunat is mainly considered a late-night snack and is usually not served outside of food carts or gas stations.At fast food chains such as McDonald's, Burger King or the indigenous Hesburger, ketchup is always provided. Some chains also offer complimentary Finnish or American style mustard as well as packets of grillimauste, a type of barbecue rub. In kebab shops, fries are often partly or entirely covered in tomato-based and/or yoghurt-based kebab sauces and döner kebab strips. French fries are also used as sides for hamburgers, steaks and deep-fried meats at the ubiquitous American style restaurants and gastropubs in Finland. Crinkle-cut fries are seen as old-fashioned and associated with food carts or home-cooking, while straight-cut fries are seen as more modern.
France
In France, a common dish is fries and a steak. French fries are also popular as a side dish to kebabs, roasted or fried chicken, and hamburgers. The fries are often accompanied by ketchup, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, and sometimes a vaguely béarnaise-like sauce called "sauce pommes frites", which is available at local McDonald's restaurants and in bottled form in supermarkets.Iceland
In Iceland, french fries are served either salted or seasoned with a special blend of spices marketed as French Fry Mix, and accompanied by cocktail sauce or ketchup. Fries are commonly sold in fast food outlets as a side dish. The earliest mention of french fries in Iceland is in a cookbook published in 1945, under the title Potatoes boiled in lard.Ireland
In Ireland french fries are generally known as 'chips'. The accompaniments and condiments served with them are very similar to those served in the United Kingdom.Japan
Some Japanese restaurants, such as First Kitchen, offer a variety of flavour packets that can be used to season the French fries. The packets consist of powdered flavouring and salt.Malaysia and Singapore
In Malaysia and Singapore, chips or fries are often served with Western food dishes and usually served with tomato ketchup and chilli sauce, or sometimes "Chilli-Tomato" Sauce.Netherlands
In the Netherlands, fries are popular as fast food and served in vending points similar to the ones in Belgium. Fries are served with mayonnaise or a lower-fat version called fritessaus, although the latter is often also referred to as mayonnaise. This combination is usually called patatje met, as opposed to patatje zonder.Other popular sauces are satésaus, curry ketchup, and speciaal. Another interesting combination is Patatje Oorlog, which is French fries with mayonnaise, sate sauce, and onions, a variety that differs from region to region, and even from one snackbar to another. While it sometimes means mayonnaise, peanut sauce and chopped raw onions, in other places it means the fries are accompanied with all condiments available.
On average, Dutch snackbars typically offer between 9 and 10 different condiments to be eaten with fries, or to be combined, but some venues serve many more. A recently introduced way of serving fries is the kapsalon, which consists of fries, shoarma, lettuce, molten cheese, hot sauce and garlic sauce in an aluminum foil tray which is then briefly baked in an oven.
Another recent addition to the plethora of accompaniments is Joppiesaus, a mayonnaise-based sauce whose recipe is a trade secret. In 2013 a fast food store in Amsterdam started selling fries with cannabis sauce.
Fries are often accompanied by other popular deep-fried fast foods such as the kroket and frikandel, but fries are also served as a side dish in regular restaurants.
Philippines
In the Philippines, they are often served with a sprinkling of powdered flavors, primarily cheese, sour cream, or barbecue. In some fast food chains, these are topped with cheese sauce and minced bacon. They also serve fries with ketchup and some restaurants serves it with gravy. Banana Ketchup is also a very popular french fry accompaniment in the Philippines.Romania
In Romania, fried potatoes are sometimes served with mujdei, a popular garlic sauce, or sprinkled with grated or crumbled brânză. Fries are a popular side dish with grilled steaks, schnitzels and mititei, and are also a frequent ingredient in shawarmas.South Africa
In the South Africa french fries are generally known as 'chips'. They are normally made with potatoes that have been soaked in vinegar beforehand. They are often known as "Slap Chips" as the soaking in vinegar process makes them soft and soggy. After cooking they are normally served with accompaniments of salt and vinegar.Spain
In Turkey, they are popular as a side dish to hamburger. In fast food restaurants, they are mostly served with ketchup, mayonnaise and dijon mustard. But in the traditional restaurants -especially in sea foods restaurants- they are served with special fries sauce which includes tomatoes, parsley, lemon, garlic and olive oil. Also this special fries sauce using with mixture of vegetable fries which includes potatoes, aubergine, green pepper, zucchini.Thailand
In Thailand, French fries are called man farang thot but are also commonly known as fren frai. Besides being available from the usual Western fast food outlets or in areas with a large Western population, they are increasingly popular at local Thai bars and nightlife venues as a snack. French fries in Thailand are usually served with either tomato ketchup or chili sauce.United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom french fries are generally known as 'chips'. The archetypal British take-away meal is fish and chips. The traditional accompaniments are table salt and malt vinegar although these days the majority of chip shops and fast food outlets provide a cheaper 'non-brewed condiment' alternative made from acetic acid along with water and ammonia caramel colouring. Other popular accompaniments include tomato ketchup, brown sauce, chippy sauce, barbeque sauce, worcestershire sauce, partially melted cheddar cheese, mint sauce, mushy peas, baked beans, curry sauce, gravy, mayonnaise, salad cream, aioli, tartare sauce, mustard and chilli sauce.United States
The consumption of restaurant fries drives ketchup sales throughout the United States. Regionally throughout the nation, other french fry accompaniments are sometimes preferred. Chili cheese fries and cheese fries are common in many communities in diners and fast food chains. Examples of more localized preferences include New Jersey's disco fries and Utah-style fry sauce.Steak fries are thicker-cut fries, often with the skins intact. They are often coated with spices or marinated before cooking. They may be fried or baked in the oven.