# What is your favorite type of French Fry? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 14, 2016, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183 "2016-04-14T13:30:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/41 "2016-04-14T20:06:37Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I would normally have called those shoestring, but in another thread here on the Dope, many Dopers seemed to reserve the word “shoestring” for truly thin and long fries, more [like this](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LtOm9wHIHQs/UaIfgsNYJsI/AAAAAAAAO0k/l2x9kpZRyKs/s1600/P5251662.JPG). Those look more like hash browns to me. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/42 "2016-04-14T20:08:42Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Which starts an entirely different hijack - is it “rojo” or “mojo,” and what’s the difference? Man I used to go to Shakey’s when I was a teen and just demolish the mojos on their all-you-can-eat deal. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/43 "2016-04-14T20:14:49Z")
I voted for curly because the poll did not specify seasoned or unseasoned. A fresh hot unseasoned curly fry with ketchup squirted all over it is amazing since if you pop it in your mouth it has more surface area to provide the flavor. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/44 "2016-04-14T20:24:56Z")
My favorite are western fries, but I guess they are not really ‘french fries’. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/45 "2016-04-14T21:16:43Z")
When eating out, I like Five Guys fries best. At home, I do the double-fried type. I cut them bigger than shoestrings, but smaller than steak fries. Fry them once at about 300 degrees until they’re limp and pliable and remove them from the oil. Heat up the oil to 365 degrees or so, then they go back in the oil to get crisp and brown on the outside. If I’m feeling energetic, I’ll mince up garlic and parsley together, and sprinkle it on the outside of the piping-hot fries. Yum. I haven’t done home fries for awhile and it’s about time I made a batch. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/46 "2016-04-14T21:23:03Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Alright - what communist voted for curly fries? After your post…but I did. Love 'em. Seasoned curly fries are yummy. What does that have to do with communism? Are you seriously so daft as to debate preferences in flavor and cuisine? (“Chinese food is no good. Steaks must be well-done. Anybody who likes Doritos chips is an idiot, only Fritos are any good.” How shallow!) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/47 "2016-04-14T21:28:10Z")
A walk through the ocean of my soul would scarce get your feet wet. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/48 "2016-04-14T23:00:48Z")
I voted “shoestring” but I don’t consider fries like McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Five Guys etc to be shoestring, those are just normal fries to me. Shoestring fries are what you get from places like Steak’n’Shake or Freddy’s - thinner, longer, and crispier than your usual french fry. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/49 "2016-04-14T23:11:13Z")
Shoestring, McDonald’s style. I can’t stand thick-cut fries at all, except when covered with cheese and Tommy’s chili. ---
**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/50 "2016-04-14T23:17:19Z")
> [@kurtisokc](#): > > “French” fries may actually be Belgian rather than French. Though, apparently, this is subject to some controversy. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French\_fries](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_fries) In Portland, Maine, there is a restaraunt with legendary fries. The place is called Duckfat, and the fries are listed on their menu as “Belgian fries”. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/51 "2016-04-14T23:21:22Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > Shoestring, McDonald’s style. > > I can’t stand thick-cut fries at all, except when covered with cheese and Tommy’s chili. Oh man, I love it, but I can’t handle their chili. There’s so much lard that it sits uncomfortably in my stomach and then I get the inevitable ring of fire the next day. There is (or was, not sure if it’s still around) a family-owned chain named Tops that won the prize to my mind. Killer chili, cheddar cheese, and slathered with onions (that last being my own addition, but it’s available). ---
**Author:** ![gladtobeblazed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@gladtobeblazed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gladtobeblazed)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/52 "2016-04-15T00:14:32Z")
Overcooked crinkle cut, maybe even a little bit burnt. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/53 "2016-04-15T00:52:26Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > Oh man, I love it, but I can’t handle their chili. There’s so much lard that it sits uncomfortably in my stomach… Ah, so that’s the reason for “Tommy’s Tummy.” It’s true, your body needs to acclimate to it, kinda like a less lethal version of iocaine powder. ---
**Author:** ![pythonzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/54 "2016-04-15T01:06:20Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Which starts an entirely different hijack - is it “rojo” or “mojo,” and what’s the difference? Jojos. Coated in a sorta-spicy batter and pressure cooked or 'broasted". Can be as wedges or rounds. With dilled sour cream as a dip. (or ranch in a pinch) ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/55 "2016-04-15T01:25:29Z")
While waffle fries were an oversight, tater tots have no place on this list any more than Potato latkes do 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/56 "2016-04-15T08:35:22Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > 2-3 of those went into the basket to fry and were served as one [basket shaped block.](http://gac.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/gac/fullset/2014/10/22/0/CCCAR103H_large-curly-fries-basket.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.1280.720.jpeg) HomerDrooling.jpg Pour some cheese into that along with some bacon bits, and saw me off a few slices. Which poses the question: No cheese fries, loaded fries, poutine? I’ll go with shoestring fries with the skin left on, with cheese, bacon, and ranch dressing for dipping. If I opened my own diner/restaurant, I’d call this appetizer, “Daddy’s First Heart Attack.” ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/57 "2016-04-15T10:08:02Z")
I guess the closest equivalent to what I know as _slap chips_ would be steak fries. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/58 "2016-04-16T09:54:21Z")
Curly, though I have no idea why they can only put that red stuff on them if they are curled. At home, so far I prefer crinkle cut, but I haven’t tried many others in my deep fryer. In the oven, waffle fries are the best. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/59 "2016-04-16T11:24:41Z")
Sooooo many options missed in the poll\*. I voted steak fries. But in the world of fried potatoes, there is an infinite universe out there, and I am but a voyager. \*Woah, not even a vote for par-fried and twice fried, like pommes frites? Peanut oil? Goose fat? So much to enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![Enuma\_Elish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5e9695/32.png) [@Enuma\_Elish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enuma_Elish)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2016, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/60 "2016-04-16T11:43:24Z")
A decade or so ago, before Hardees was bought out by Carls, Hardees had fatter French fries. I loved them. A Big Deluxe, fat fries, and a Coke was the best fast-food combo ever. Skinny fries just don’t do it for me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183.md?page=4)