French fry topping

RE: French fry topping (MiamiDon)

Tue, 06 May 2008 07:49:23 GMT

Gravy

RE: French fry topping (Michael Hoffman)

Tue, 14 Dec 2004 11:18:15 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by BooBooMaGoo

Anyone hear of Bloomsburg, PA? Every Fall they host a "Fair" ...... one of the best things there are Mountain Fries. Fresh cut french fries topped with mozzarella and cheddar cheese, bacon and ranch dressing. To die for!

Never heard of Mountain Fries. Whenever I stop in Bloomsbueg I go to the Buckhorn.

RE: French fry topping (pacman)

Tue, 14 Dec 2004 10:59:05 GMT

Well, my favorite topping depends on what I am eating.

Hot roast beef sandwich (covered in gravy) then the fries of choice are GRAVY FRIES.

Texas Style Hot Dogs (see the thread in hot dogs forum) then it's got to be TEXAS FRIES. Hot fries with a couple slices of cheese and covered with Texas Hot Dog Sauce.

Fast Food burger, then the fries get salt and ketchup.

One that I don't get often enough is....For lack of a better term....Carnival Fries. We still have local Firemans Carnivals around here for fundraisers and nothing beats fresh cut (or even frozen crinckle cut) fries fresh out of the oil in a cardboard 'cone' with vinegar and salt (maybe some ketchup on the side). Brings back lots of memories.

Dan

RE: French fry topping (pacman)

Tue, 14 Dec 2004 10:52:21 GMT

Wow,

I live about 15 miles from Bloomsburg and never knew about MOUNTAIN FRIES.....Guess I need to pay better attention!

Dan

quote:
Originally posted by BooBooMaGoo

Anyone hear of Bloomsburg, PA? Every Fall they host a "Fair" ...... one of the best things there are Mountain Fries. Fresh cut french fries topped with mozzarella and cheddar cheese, bacon and ranch dressing. To die for!

RE: French fry topping (dbear)

Mon, 15 Nov 2004 15:50:14 GMT

After hearing about the European 'mayo on ff' thing I decided to try it. Very good; that is pretty much how I like them now. Unfortunately only the really high fat stuff tastes right. Cheese and cheez wiz are usually too much for me. Years ago I spent some time in Lima, Peru, where ff places are as common as pizza places are in the northeast US. The variety of toppings was greater than I've seen anywhere...kind of like papas fritas are like pasta or rice in some other countries; they put anything on them, and there are usually several choices of potato. The best I remember was at a little place in the Miraflores section of the city which served a kind of potato that tasted like a yukon gold and was served with fresh strawberries.
db

RE: French fry topping (sayscalled)

Mon, 15 Nov 2004 14:48:57 GMT

Two words - A1 Sauce. I use that stuff like ketchup.

RE: French fry topping (carlton pierre)

Mon, 18 Oct 2004 16:45:10 GMT

I like mayo with my fries. Chipotle mayo I have yet to try but will definitely give it a shot.

carl reitz

RE: French fry topping (BooBooMaGoo)

Wed, 07 Apr 2004 15:15:11 GMT

Anyone hear of Bloomsburg, PA? Every Fall they host a "Fair" ...... one of the best things there are Mountain Fries. Fresh cut french fries topped with mozzarella and cheddar cheese, bacon and ranch dressing. To die for!

RE: French fry topping (DaveM)

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 19:01:32 GMT

Poutine is officially home cut fresh fries with cheese curds and onion (brown) gravy.
Mottzarella is often substituted for the cheese curds.
McDonald's serves poutine in Quebec, but very little in the states.
The "newer' chain restaurants in Quebec now offer variations of poutine, including tomato based sauces, as well as the brown gravy ones.
Montreal is great for this as you can choose between the "pomme frites" Belgian style fries in paper cones with mayo based dipping sauces or poutine-both are offered all over the city.
Wish I could remember where, but I once shared a platter of sweet potato fries covered in bacon bits and 3 cheeses, then broiled to melt the cheese, and served with a ranch dipping sauce.
Quaker Steak and Lube in PA tried this, but used frozen french fries and the result was terrible

RE: French fry topping (twodales)

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 17:44:47 GMT

At Paradise Pup on River Road in Des Plaines Il: 3-way fries...French fries, Merkts Cheddar cheese spread, sour cream and bacon. Once or twice a year we indulge. They also do good char-grilled burgers and excellent individually made shakes including Banana-chocolate, raspberry, oreo, and pumpkin in the fall.

Yummy!

RE: French fry topping (emsmom)

Wed, 24 Mar 2004 09:01:13 GMT

I like the seasoned fries at O Charleys. No matter where we eat, my daughter always orders Ranch Dressing on the side to dip her fries in.

RE: French fry topping (autumneyez04)

Sat, 20 Mar 2004 20:23:45 GMT

Last year while I was busy with College I would eat fries for a quick snack.

If I'm in a real hurry, I'll nuke some frozen fries in the microwave sprinkled with a little salt. They come out very gooey just the way I like them. I either eat with Ketchup or put some salsa and cheddar cheese on top and return to the microwave. Surprised I dont have cancer by now. heh

A friend of mine once baked some crinkle-cut fries with Tony Chachere's (I live in the South and its the about the ONLY seasoning we use lol, but you could use soul or cajun seasoning). We dipped these in Ranch Dressing... talk about WOW! Really wakes ya up.

For a meal I sometimes put leftover chili on top with diced onions and cheese and nice dollop of sour cream on top of that!

Of course most of all, my favorite way to eat french fries is dipped in a nice thick vanilla icecream shake. Hey! Dont dis it till ya try it!!! Artery cloggin I know...

My brother loves to eat his fries with ketchup and tobasco sauce mixed or ketchup mixed with our homemade hotsauce made with rotel tomatoes! Oddly, its pretty good I must say.

Talk about getting creative down here! Hope this has sparked a few ideas for you road foodies out there.

RE: French fry topping (GordonW)

Wed, 17 Mar 2004 12:43:35 GMT

Arctic Circle, a nasty burger chain out of Salt Lake City has their (in)famous "fry sauce" -- a sweetish mix of tomato catsup and mayo. Still going strong there.

RE: French fry topping (jettababs)

Wed, 17 Mar 2004 12:13:45 GMT

Mmmmm, poutine. It hasn't gotten to the Midwest yet, but I'm waiting...in the meantime, malt vinegar and salt, or curry sauce are good. Or chipotle mayo. Seems like hardly anyone uses just ketchup anymore. Frank's Hot Sauce is good, too.

RE: French fry topping (qwerty79)

Wed, 17 Mar 2004 10:38:48 GMT

I like to dip my fries in sweet and sour sauce. My brother has a strange habit that started when he was little, he dips his fries in orange soda.

RE: French fry topping (booboobirdie)

Wed, 17 Mar 2004 08:50:05 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by BPTHC

Here in CT ,Cheese Fries and gravy is becoming very popular.The only place to get them is at a diner, unless someone has another spot I don't know about.

Callahan's (Irish Pub) 1027 South Main St., Cheshire, CT (203) 271- 1993.
They also offer an Irish Dinner (I forget exactly it's title on the menu), but it's a baked potato and a 6 pack of beer! Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!!

RE: French fry topping (Jennifer_4)

Wed, 17 Mar 2004 05:14:20 GMT

For Chili Cheese Fries nothing beats Tommy's.. My own personal fave fry topping is Frite Saus (I buy it from a German grocery online..it's amazing) or a combo of ranch and ketchup..separate,but together.

RE: French fry topping (Scarlett)

Tue, 16 Mar 2004 22:45:24 GMT

Texas Pete (hot sauce) and salt.

Also while visiting friends in Utah we had lunch at a diner and the ff's were very good and served with a cup of "Fry Sauce" I was told it was a mixture of catchup, mustard and (Hellman's) mayonnaise.

RE: French fry topping (Green_Chile)

Tue, 16 Mar 2004 20:36:01 GMT

Chile cheese fries here in New Mexico. Red or Green Chile sauce. I of course prefer green :) Ketchup standard and tarter sauce if I'm having fish. I still can't get over this gravy fries thing, but won't knock it since I haven't tried it...yet.

RE: French fry topping (WingLover)

Tue, 16 Mar 2004 18:39:23 GMT

I love french fries with vinegar ... there's nothing like it!! Especially when you are strolling down the boardwalk at the beach eating actual "boardwalk fries" with vinegar. Mmmmm. I also love cheese fries and dipping my fries in leftover wing sauce :)

~Jessica

RE: French fry topping (evilpez)

Sat, 21 Feb 2004 07:49:38 GMT

You just can't beat the good old Sling Blade standard.

I like mustard on dem french fried potaters.. mmm hmm.

RE: French fry topping (foodfight)

Thu, 19 Feb 2004 04:07:41 GMT

Man the Best Fries that I have ever had was from Ollie's Trolley ....some kind of special spices
Anyone know what it is ??? [|)]

By the way some were talking about mayonaise on them. Mayo is goooood on pinto beans !

RE: French fry topping (spaniel)

Thu, 19 Feb 2004 00:37:41 GMT

quote:
pretzels + ice cream = salt + cream + sugar,
fries + milkshake/ice cream = salt + *grease* + cream + sugar - all the better!

quote:
Easy on the math, though, ok? That whole formula made my head hurt.

Thanks for the welcome, clothier. Sorry the formula made your head hurt (would that have been like an ice cream headache?)

I should have given the formula in its reduced form:
fries - pretzels = grease = yum

RE: French fry topping (BPTHC)

Wed, 18 Feb 2004 10:35:15 GMT

Here in CT ,Cheese Fries and gravy is becoming very popular.The only place to get them is at a diner, unless someone has another spot I don't know about.

RE: French fry topping (Sundancer7)

Wed, 18 Feb 2004 09:52:52 GMT

Poutine seems to be a staple in Nova Scotia, PEI and New Brunswick. It seemed that every restaurant I stopped at featured fries and gravy.

Sounded pretty good to me so I bought it, liked it and ordered some more.

It seemed to be a breakfast thing also.

Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN

RE: French fry topping (wanderingjew)

Wed, 18 Feb 2004 09:49:25 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by ahmicchick

Many Americans ask me about poutine. It's mostly a Quebecois thing, but you can get it outside the province. Last summer I discovered that some locations of Harvey's (a fast-food hamburger chain in Ontario) carry poutine.

You can find poutine in Northern New England. Specifically Northern Vermont, New Hampshire and Inland Maine.

RE: French fry topping (pogophiles)

Wed, 18 Feb 2004 09:47:04 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by spaniel

This possibly strays a bit from the usual connotation of "topping," but I used to get french fries with a vanilla milkshake and dip the fries into the shake. Surprisingly delicious. With a chocolate or strawberry shake, not so good.

Back in the days when I still ate at Mickey D's, I used to get an order of fries and a butterscotch (or may have been caramel) sundae. I would dip the fries in the sweet gooey butterscotch topping. There was nothing quite like the combination of hot, salty and greasy fries with the cool, sweet topping... Not sure if I would still like it, but I did at the time!

RE: French fry topping (Tristan Indiana)

Wed, 18 Feb 2004 09:13:26 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Sundancer7

This may seem a little far out but when I visit Captain D's, I dip my fries in their vinegar. In addition I dip them in the tartar sauce.

Just as a side, Captain D's has great fries.

Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN

And ice tea. Sometimes I stop at Captain D's just for a glass of sweet tea. As for fries toppings, I picked up the habit dripping them in mayo from ordering frites in Belgium at those street stands. Has anyone tried the wasobi mayo thats in the stores now?

RE: French fry topping (ahmicchick)

Wed, 18 Feb 2004 09:05:47 GMT

MMMmmmm, fries fresh out of the hot oil! And I haven't had breakfast yet...

My fave is white vinegar and salt, but I'm Canadian.

My introduction to poutine was when I was seventeen, and went on an exchange trip to Sherbrooke, Quebec. My exchange partner described it as french fries with barbecue sauce and cheese curds. "This," I thought, "is going to be delicious!!" We went to the local Woolworth's cafeteria and Olaf bought some for us to try. I was disappointed, because it's not BBQ sauce, it's brown gravy. (I knew I shouldn't have trusted him because, earlier, he told me that he was making "creeps" for dinner! He meant crepes.)

Many Americans ask me about poutine. It's mostly a Quebecois thing, but you can get it outside the province. Last summer I discovered that some locations of Harvey's (a fast-food hamburger chain in Ontario) carry poutine.

Thank you all for so many good suggestions.

RE: French fry topping (TJ Jackson)

Wed, 18 Feb 2004 08:47:59 GMT

Got to admit, I really liked the cheese fries I had at Gold Coast Dogs on my recent trip to Chicago.