Sadly, it appears that the Wikipedia article redirects to “steak frites,” which (based on the image for the article) appears to be a dish consisting of steak and what I would call “shoe string” fries.
To me, a steak fry would be thicker than a regular fry, but not as thick as a wedge; flat; and a rectangular prism, possibly with crinkles cut into it. A regular fry would be a shoe string fry, as shown in the original picture in this thread. A chip would be a very thin, flat or curved slice of potato that has been fried.
I always thought “chips” (in Britain) (and Australia) and “fries” (in the US) were the same thing by different names. Interesting to know that there are qualifiers, since I would call any of the cuts described above (and some others) “fries” and you, apparently, would not.
Also, I don’t know what word the British/Australians use for what I call “chips.”
I think fries amongst the younger generation may be more common, but fries to me has meant the really thin cut/french fries. Which I would still call chips, but I may be an outlier.
I think I know what you refer to as strak fries and I agree, however I would still call those chips, if you can see a trend, lol.
We also call potato chips/crisps chips. So, I often get asked by foreign friends how you distinguish between chips and chips. You simply add the word hot as an identifier.
But, I’m with you on waffle fries/chips. They’re amazing.
Sadly, it appears that the Wikipedia article redirects to “steak frites,” which (based on the image for the article) appears to be a dish consisting of steak and what I would call “shoe string” fries.
To me, a steak fry would be thicker than a regular fry, but not as thick as a wedge; flat; and a rectangular prism, possibly with crinkles cut into it. A regular fry would be a shoe string fry, as shown in the original picture in this thread. A chip would be a very thin, flat or curved slice of potato that has been fried.
I always thought “chips” (in Britain) (and Australia) and “fries” (in the US) were the same thing by different names. Interesting to know that there are qualifiers, since I would call any of the cuts described above (and some others) “fries” and you, apparently, would not.
Also, I don’t know what word the British/Australians use for what I call “chips.”
edit: I think that waffle fries are the best cut.
I think fries amongst the younger generation may be more common, but fries to me has meant the really thin cut/french fries. Which I would still call chips, but I may be an outlier.
I think I know what you refer to as strak fries and I agree, however I would still call those chips, if you can see a trend, lol.
We also call potato chips/crisps chips. So, I often get asked by foreign friends how you distinguish between chips and chips. You simply add the word hot as an identifier.
But, I’m with you on waffle fries/chips. They’re amazing.
Your input and dedication to this thread are appreciated.
The only thing worse than a waffle fry is, may the Deep Fryer forgive me for saying this word, a crinkle cut.
Waffle fries can be just a bunch of crinkle cuts joined together, in effect.