Belgian Fries

Alright, I'll try them. But don't expect me to dip them in mayo.

I lived in Belgium for 3 years and when I got there, I was horrified at the idea of eating mayo on french fries. However, as it was usually offered that way, to be gracious, you do as the locals. Now, It's a standard condiment for me and I've gone so far as to corrupt my daughter too.

Bear in mind that Fritesaus is NOT Miracle Whip. It's more savory. The closest thing to it is homemade real mayo.

"Heel Lekker!"

Standard issue Freedom Fries need to be fried twice too, otherwise they're just too bland. A cooler fry to cook the insides and a hotter fry to unleash Malliard.

dont forget that in the best shops, they use beef/duck fat to fry the fries in. the. best.

We've got a Belgian Fries place here in San Luis Obispo, they are very tasty and offer a large number of dipping sauces and spices. But they're not really filling enough for a meal :P

the key is the beef fat for boiling the potato.
I highly recommend the friterie from Place Jordan, Etterbeek, Bruxelles.

there are plenty of places already that sell them here. I can count 10 in LA alone

I've never liked Belgian chips as much as British chips. However too many places in Britain seem to have forgotten how to cook chips properly.

British chips are fat like Belgian ones, but generally speaking rather than being fried twice they are parboiled to soften before frying. Frying at a low temperature first is what makes Belgian chips so oily, parboiling doesn't have this effect.

Traditionally British chips are cooked in beef fat, but many shops these days use vegetable oil because of it's supposed health benefits. I suspect, however, that most of the shops use vegetable oil because it's cheaper, but the chips just don't taste the same.

But mayonaise?! On chips? Salt and vinegar, definitely. Ketchup, if you must. But mayonaise?

They sound delicious.

Fast food fries are nasty

I prefer the British (and Aussie) chips too. Not so sure about mayo, although I'd try it if I was out of tomato sauce. I love a nice big bowl of chips & gravy when it gets cold, or I'm eating on the run.

It's "frietkotten", not "frietkots", in fact frietkots means puke...

So funny: an English-speaking person messing up perfectly good Dutch! The plural of "fritkot" is "fritkoten" not "fritkots". Kots is dutch for vomit and as a good belgian I can promise you you'll never get sick from Belgian frieten. Unless you eat too many which is perfectly possible ;-)
That being said: thanks for advertising for our great frieten! Eat them with beef stew (stoofvlees) or mussels (mosselen). And of course don't forget: they only taste their best if combined with one of our 1000+ beers!