In Britain, chips refer to thick-cut potato slices that are fried until golden. They're hearty, filling, and often served with pub classics like fish and chips. Fries, in British terms, are the thinner, crispier version popularised by fast-food chains like McDonald's.
Ingredients: Potatoes, Non-Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils (Rapeseed), Dextrose (predominantly added at beginning of the potato season). Prepared in the restaurants using a non-hydrogenated vegetable oil. Salt is added after cooking.
In the UK we have a worryingly high number of words for different types of potato foods. We call French fries just fries, and thicker-cut fries that come from a chip shop are called chips.
Besides devotion to soccer, one of the biggest global differences is how the British often refer to McDonald's: “MacDonald's,” “Maccies,” and “Maccy D's” are common nicknames for the Golden Arches over there. Similarly, French customers refer to the company as “McDo” while Australians often call it “Macca's.”
French fries, or simply fries, also known as chips, and finger chips (Indian English), are batonnet or julienne-cut deep-fried potatoes of disputed origin.
Both types of our fries are made from fresh cut potatoes fried in 100% refined peanut oil. Five Guys Style fries are then dusted in salt, while Cajun fries are dusted in salt and a spicy Cajun seasoning blend. Try both to find your favourite!
If you were to visit a McDonald's location in Europe, on the other hand, your fries would only contain four. McDonald's European menu lists the ingredients of its french fries as potatoes, non-hydrogenated oil (rapeseed in the U.K.; rapeseed or sunflower in Ireland), dextrose, and salt.
The British call french fries 'chips' because the name stems from 'chipped potatoes', from when chunky-cut fries first became popular in the mid-19th century.
Dirty fries are sometimes called loaded fries and basically it just means fries (or chips as we'd call them here in Scotland) with lots of toppings, in this case haggis and a whisky cream sauce with bacon as well, now that really is loaded!
McDonald's U.K. French Fries are made using Russet Burbank, Pentland Dell, Innovator and Shepody potatoes, which are chosen for their quality, taste and long shape when cut. The fries are not coated in any fats or substance from an animal.
Walkers is the brand name used in the UK and Ireland, while Lays is the brand name used in most other countries around the world, including the United States, Canada, and Australia.
Also known as loaded fries, dirty fries typically involve french fries topped with cheese (either a cheese sauce or just grated cheese), bacon (veggie bacon in this case!), onions or another veg, and multiple toppings. There's something about indulgent comfort foods that just hits the spot, isn't there?
