PS: Why are potato chips called "French fries"?
Many teachers and students don't understand why the word French fries appears. In fact, French fries have little to do with the French. French fries, usually referred to as French fries for short, came from American soldiers stationed in France during the First World War. They eat local fried potatoes and call this food French fries. After the war, the soldiers brought this potato to America. French fries are called potato chips in Britain, but usually potato chips are a little bigger than French fries. Now, Britain has begun to order French fries, especially in fast food restaurants. Americans are very patriotic. During the invasion of Iraq, due to the lack of support from France, members of the United States and political parties changed the "French fries" on the menu of the canteen of the House of Representatives to "free French fries" and deliberately removed the word "France" to express their concern for France and Iraq. It is said that Nye, chairman of the House Administrative Committee, not only ordered the menu of all restaurants in the three office buildings of the House of Representatives to be changed from "French fries" to "free fries", but also changed "French toast" to "free toast". Nye and North Carolina * * * and Republican Congressman Jones issued a statement saying: "This small but symbolic move is taken today to express the strong dissatisfaction of many people in Congress with our so-called ally France." But not all Members agree with this. In English, French words include French window, French leave without saying goodbye, French gray light gray and so on. It has nothing to do with France. English words are wonderful. For example, eggplant means "eggplant". Does it have anything to do with eggs? "Pineapple" is pineapple. Does it have anything to do with pine trees and apples?