French fries
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French fries, or simply fries, also known as French fried potatoes, chips, and finger chips, are batonnet or julienne-cut deep-fried potatoes of disputed origin. They are prepared by cutting potatoes
A pile of French fries sprinkled with coarse salt
Pommes frites accompanied with a mayonnaise packet
A hamburger with crispy fries
Fries as a snack in a Dutch restaurant
Potato chips
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Potato chips or crisps are thin slices of potato that have been deep-fried, baked, or air-fried until crunchy. They are commonly served as a snack, appetizer or side dish. Basic potato chips are cooke
French fries
…these more thickly-cut chips might be called steak fries, depending on the shape, while the word chips is more often used in North America to refer to potato chips, commonly known in the UK, Ireland and South Africa as crisps. In Australia and New Zealand, chips are often referred to as hot chips to distinguish…
A pile of kettle-cooked potato chips from Utz Brands
Homemade potato slices are deep-fried in hot oil for several minutes.
An advertisement for Smith's Potato Crisps
Since 2010, air frying has become a popular alternative to deep frying, including in the preparation of homemade potato chips.