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French fries are commonly thought to have originated in Belgium, but there are reports of earlier origins so there is no definitive at this time. The term “french fries” is thought to come from the British and American soldiers who were in Belgium during WW1 and assumed, because French was the official language of the Belgium Army, that the fries were “French.
