Not looking for specific measurements. How would you differentiate a chip and, if you believe they’re seperate, a fry/french fry?
Had some weirdly thick Fry’s and some weirdly thin chips so was wondering if there’s anything that seriously excludes the 2, such as crispness and where you bought them from.
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Fries are a subcategory of chips
I would say less than 1cm width is a fry, over is a chip
It’s all about girth for me
Fries are thin like McDonald’s ones. Chips should be the size of a standard oven chip you get at the supermarket freezer section. Outside of that you’re into specialist areas like chip shop chip, triple cooked fancy boys or the non chips like wedges or curly fries
I can’t do this without specific measurements. Anything under 0.5 of an inch is a fry.
I think of fries as the skinny ones, ie like you get in McDonalds, otherwise it’s a chip
Chip is the umbrella term. Fries are a type of chip.
Fries are chips so there isn’t a typical measurement in European countries. This said, they are generally the smallest thickness with a good length, and have a crispy, light golden, coat. “Chips” are normally 2-3x thicker, and “chunky” chips above that.
Note: It was only named “French fries” because during WWII, Americans stationed in Belgium had tried them and considered them as treats. Eith southern Belgium speaking French, they called them “French fries”.
Every fry is a chip, not every chip is a fry.
If it’s not as small as McDonald’s, it’s a chip. If it’s a chunk of potato, it’s a wedge. If it’s McDonald’s or smaller, it’s a fry.
In Northern Ireland “a chip” is an entire portion of chips. I’ve lived here over a decade and still can’t get my head round it.
Chips are British and chunky. Those little skinny ones are American.
A chip is a chip of potato that is fried.
Fries are a potato product. Usually extruded into a thin chip shape that is then fried