Interesting facts and history of French fries
Our life flies at a frantic pace, we are always somewhere in a hurry. However, lunch is lunch and you need to have a snack so that an empty stomach does not knock you out of the rhythm of life.
Often, fast food comes to our rescue. One of the most popular potato dishes that can be found in all fast food establishments is French fries.
It is believed that French fries, as such, were first served at the table in Flanders (Belgium) in 1700. During cold and harsh winters, when the rivers froze, the inhabitants of the country, not being able to catch fish, cut out fish-like figures from potatoes and fried them on fire.
Gradually, this potato dish was transformed into a modern analogue of French fries and said goodbye to all civilized countries. And in Belgium itself, the world's first museum dedicated to French fries, the Frietmuseum, has opened.
In our country, French fries are very loved by the people.
So why do people love French fries so much?
Scientists examined French fries using special equipment - a gas chromatograph. As a result, it was found that French fries develop more than 9 appetite-stimulating flavors in hot oil! Among them are present such as, for example, cheese, caramel, onion, the smell of cauliflower. In a detailed analysis, scientists found even the exotic ironing board flavor in French fries.
In the fast food industry, French fries are almost always made from frozen potatoes, this technology greatly reduces the time for the cooking process and creates exactly that wonderful combination of crispy crust and tender inside each piece of French fries.
What does it take to get healthy French fries?
The main thing is to cook French fries from high-quality potatoes and fresh oil!
French fries will go well on the table, both with meat and fish. No one can resist a crispy potato crust sprinkled with dill! Raw potatoes, butter, salt - that's all you need for a quick and healthy homemade snack!
Gently chopped potato, fried in oil (sunflower, soybean, olive, beef or pork lard - the main thing that it is fresh and for one time!) with the addition of spices - will bring you a lot of joy with its appearance, smell and taste! And remember, a medium potato contains twice as much vitamin C as a large bunch of lettuce!
For lovers of home cooking, now they often offer in Fast Foods - roasted potato wedges - this, in fact, is a kind of "French fries" dish
Homemade French fries recipe 3-4 servings
Ingredients: potatoes - 5 pieces, sunflower oil - 100 grams, wheat flour, premium - 250 grams, chicken egg - 3 pieces, salt to taste.
Cut the potatoes into slices. Eggs, flour, salt - mixed into a thick dough. Oil is poured into a frying pan, potato slices are dipped into the dough and fried until golden brown. French fries wedges are best served hot.
Adelaide FE recommends special varieties for French fries
If you are the owner of a fast food restaurant, then you can get full professional advice from our sales department about what varieties of potatoes are suitable for your business purposes, when and how much to buy marketable potatoes, in what conditions to store, etc.
We know all the details, because Adelaide FH is one of the largest suppliers in Ukraine and the CIS of potatoes for the industrial production of French fries. It is advisable to take special varieties of potatoes that are ideal in size and taste: Karlena, Rocco, Romance, Gala.
These special varieties are best suited for cooking French fries from leading European breeders (Norika, Agrico and HZPS) must be tested in the laboratory for the quality and safety of agricultural products of Ukraine and are characterized by high starch content (from 14% and above), a weak tendency to change color after cooking, excellent taste and very well stored.
