Who invented French fries and when?
No one is really sure about the origin of French fries. They became popular in France by the late 1800s, and there are also claims that they really originated in Belgium. American soldiers were introduced to them by French-speaking Belgians when they fought in Europe during World War I — and called them “French fries.” It is even said that Thomas Jefferson served “potatoes fried in the French manner” in the White House in the early 1800s. The British, of course, call French fries “chips,” and England is the land of “fish and chips.
