French Fries in the Media:
rom the Washington Post, April 4, 1996
Catch Up On Your Fries
A Side Order Gets Its Own Home Page
Perturbations, pleasures and predicaments on the information superhigway
French fries, my friend warned, are simply jackets for grease. So what? came my reply. I wanted fries, had to have them that day after discovering "The Official French Fries Page" while browsing the Yahoo on-line index.The page declares itself an "international shrine built with love and ketchup" [We said no such thing!] to the "much-maligned French Fry." It is a tasty site -- it includes the nine [seven] pages of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations for french fries, which the authors (folks at Select-Ware Inc. say shows that "clearly, U.S. taxpayers' money has not gone to waste."
"The French Fry is a very complex food, with a rich history and a culture unto itself," the site says. The "French Fries around the world" section reveals that mayonnaise and a slice of lemon are favorite condiments in Japan. In the Netherlands, it's ketchup, curry sauce, garlic sauce, barbecue sauce, peanut sauce and "mustardy" mayo.
The site is updated frequently. One recent addition is a french fry gallery of art. The first piece displayed is a work called "Hindu Ketchup," by Sandra Guzdek. A man also sent in a picture of an automatic french fry vending machine. The pommes frittes are cooked on the spot in 3½ minutes and come out in a cup slightly larger than a standard foam plastic coffee cup through a large red door. Salt and ketchup are dispensed through a smaller door. Be still my heart.
-- Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb
lamby@washpost.com
Not bad, except for the quote we never said or wrote. "With love and ketchup" indeed!
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