Question

Why are French fries called French fries if the French didn't make the French fries?
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Answer 1

There is most likely no correct answer to this question. But no one is 100% sure which answer is considered true.

From what I believe, they are called French fries because they are frenched then fried.
Frenched is to cut a vegetable (a potato) into a stick shape. After the potato is frenched they are fried. Both France or Belgium have nothing to do with the naming of French fries.

Answer 2

In winter, when the river froze, the fish-deprived villagers fried potatoes instead. It's said that this dish was discovered by American soldiers in Belgium during World War I and, since the dominant language of southern Belgium is French, they dubbed the tasty potatoes “French” fries.