French fries (English: French fries) is a kind of food made of potatoes, cut into strips and fried, which originated in Belgium. As one of the most common fast food, it is popular all over the world.

Development history:

Many people know that French Fries are called "Chips" in English, and Americans call them "French fries". In fact, their real origin is Belgium. As early as 1680, Belgians began to make this kind of French fries. ?

During the First World War, American soldiers ate this kind of French fries in Belgium, which was particularly delicious and became popular. But they took it for granted that they called it "French" because the common language in the Belgian army at that time was French, so they thought it was "French fries".

Negative opinion:

Whether acrylamide causes cancer has been controversial for many years. The problem is, even if McDonald's lose, put warning labels on French fries like cigarettes. As a symbol of American fast food, French fries have once again become a hot topic in the news.

The last time French fries caught everyone's attention was during the Iraq war in 2003. Because France opposed the war, some angry "aggressive" Americans wanted to eliminate all French-related names, and even suggested that "French fry" should be renamed "Freedom fry", which was a laughing stock for a while.

This time, the French fries brought about an argument about cancer. On August 26th, 2003, California Attorney General Bill Lockyer filed a lawsuit against nine famous chain fast food restaurants and food manufacturers, asking the court to force them to indicate the content of acrylamide in their French fries and chips with warning labels.