# Dipping your fries in a chocolate shake: Yes or no? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 4, 2004, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipping-your-fries-in-a-chocolate-shake-yes-or-no/273066 "2004-11-04T22:30:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![rippingtons\_fan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rippingtons_fan/32/11767_2.png) [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipping-your-fries-in-a-chocolate-shake-yes-or-no/273066/41 "2004-11-05T19:11:36Z")
I also like to use sweet bbq sauce to dip fries (and hamburger) with. So, actually, my fries dipping list is: Ketchup (or) Mustard and Ketchup (or) Sweet BBQ Sauce (or) Sweet and Sour Sauce (or) Thousand Island Dressing (or) Miracle Whip (or) Clam Chowder A very chocolate, chocolate milkshake is a nice addition. Burrrrrrrp!! (Excuse me!!) ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipping-your-fries-in-a-chocolate-shake-yes-or-no/273066/42 "2004-11-05T19:13:23Z")
> [@Keapon Laffin](#): > > Silver Fire, you sadist. Whyja go and do that for? Poor thing’ll be sick for weeks. Pfft. She’ll be fine. And those of you who are all, “Ew, dude, gross!!!111one”: :rolleyes: You people don’t know how to _live_. 😛 > [@Motorgirl](#): > > Not only does it taste good, the warm fries soften the Frosty enough to get it through the straw. HAHAHA! See? Added bonus! ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipping-your-fries-in-a-chocolate-shake-yes-or-no/273066/43 "2004-11-05T19:29:38Z")
While fries in chocolate malts are good, for a real taste treat, next time dip your mozzarella stick into said malt. Delicious! ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipping-your-fries-in-a-chocolate-shake-yes-or-no/273066/44 "2004-11-05T19:53:37Z")
Ew. Ew ew ew. Ewww. That is just NASTY. Perfectly good fries and a perfectly good shake, both ruined. EWW! > [@WhyNot](#): > > Try sausage pizza dipped in ranch dressing. The cheaper and nastier the pizza, the better. > > \*That’s \* a California thing, taught to this Midwestern girl when working at a concession stand. Yum! Eww-squared. That is even more disgusting than the fries thing, and it is not either a California thing, except maybe in some godforsaken hellhole like Castaic. ---
**Author:** ![Kitchen\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipping-your-fries-in-a-chocolate-shake-yes-or-no/273066/45 "2004-11-05T20:53:02Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > The best is with a chocolate malt (preferably from a Winstead’s in Kansas City). Amen to that, Munch. And it has to be their extra thick Special Chocolate Malt. Their fries are the perfect size and shape for dipping into malts. I wish we still had the Winstead’s in Independence- don’t feel like driving down to the Plaaahhhza. The candy corn with salted peanuts combo is killer. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipping-your-fries-in-a-chocolate-shake-yes-or-no/273066/46 "2004-11-05T21:34:59Z")
Anyone else humming _Do Fries Go with that Shake?_ ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipping-your-fries-in-a-chocolate-shake-yes-or-no/273066/47 "2004-11-05T21:42:22Z")
I’ll thank you to keep those fries out of my shake. It’s bad enough that my SO dipped fries in her Frosties. Sugar is pretty much off limits for her these days. > [@JavaMaven1](#): > > I also like vanilla ice cream with pretzels. Have you tried [Chubby Hubby](http://www.benjerry.com/our_products/flavor_details.cfm?product_id=26)? ---
**Author:** ![Kitchen\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipping-your-fries-in-a-chocolate-shake-yes-or-no/273066/48 "2004-11-05T21:50:39Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > Have you tried [Chubby Hubby](http://www.benjerry.com/our_products/flavor_details.cfm?product_id=26)? That stuff is addictive. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2004, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipping-your-fries-in-a-chocolate-shake-yes-or-no/273066/49 "2004-11-06T00:11:26Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > \ > People underestimate the power of any salty-sweet combo (chocoate-covered pretzels, candy corn mixed with salted peanuts, fries with shake/malt, etc.). Don’t forget peanuts with cream-filled chocolates. Soooooo good. Try it this Christmas! I don’t think the fries with milkshake combo is regional - I’m in Calgary, and I like to eat them like that. Of course, I’m also partial to beer and chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2004, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipping-your-fries-in-a-chocolate-shake-yes-or-no/273066/50 "2004-11-06T00:35:21Z")
> [@featherlou](#): > > Don’t forget peanuts with cream-filled chocolates. Soooooo good. Try it this Christmas! > > I don’t think the fries with milkshake combo is regional - I’m in Calgary, and I like to eat them like that. Of course, I’m also partial to beer and chocolate. You might want to try peanut-butter-filled pretzel nuggets from Trader Joe’s with your beer. I don’t think they have Trader Joes in Calgary, but other companies probably make something similar, or you could get a US friend to bring you some. It’s a perfect combination of sweet from the peanut butter, salty from the pretzel and bitter from the beer. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2004, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipping-your-fries-in-a-chocolate-shake-yes-or-no/273066/51 "2004-11-06T06:06:45Z")
When i get a combo meal at KFC, the sides I get are fries (potato wedges) and mashed potatoes. I dip the fries in the mashed potatoes n gravy…yummy, but it feels guiltily incestuous. However, KFC usually doesnt include the potatoes in styrofoam cups any more…that made them taste soooooo good. ---
**Author:** ![Sharky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Sharky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sharky)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2004, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipping-your-fries-in-a-chocolate-shake-yes-or-no/273066/52 "2004-11-06T07:06:38Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > The wife of a good friend also dips French Fries in mayonnaise. > > She also weighs in excess of 300 lbs. > > I sense a causation effect. Heh - I’m 5’ 11" and 158 lbs., she was 5’ and 95 lbs. Moderation is the key. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2004, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipping-your-fries-in-a-chocolate-shake-yes-or-no/273066/53 "2004-11-06T07:47:50Z")
Nasty. Gross. Ick. Now, fries with ranch dressing? Num! Or JoJo potatoes with dill dip or spinach dip? Good stuff. Kinda like grilled cheese sandwiches with catsup. Must have catsup. ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2004, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipping-your-fries-in-a-chocolate-shake-yes-or-no/273066/54 "2004-11-06T10:17:57Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > Try sausage pizza dipped in ranch dressing. The cheaper and nastier the pizza, the better. I’ve put ranch on my pizza before. Since I’m a vegetarian, it works pretty well because my pizzas are always loaded down with salad fixings anyway. 😃 Barbecue sauce is good too. For pizza _and_ fries. Or grilled cheese sandwiches. Which are also good with ranch dressing. Or milkshakes. Or honey mustard. I’m hungry now. Time for a grilled cheese, I think. Ooh, I have ice cream… ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2004, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipping-your-fries-in-a-chocolate-shake-yes-or-no/273066/55 "2004-11-06T23:21:42Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > Now, fries with ranch dressing? Num! I like Fries with ranch dressing and buffalo wing sauce. Uno’s used to have this bufallo chicken sandwich with ranch dressing and extra sauce on the side. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dipping-your-fries-in-a-chocolate-shake-yes-or-no/273066.md?page=2)