
But before we go on, let’s
get oriented a bit. A couple hundred years ago, in what is now Belgium,
some genius decided to slice up some potatoes and then deep fry the
slivers. The Brits call them “chips,” the French call them “pommes
frites,” and for some reason the Americans call them “French fries.” But
in the Netherlands and Belgium they call them “Vlaamse frites” and they
eat them like...