Asklemmy @lemmy.ml

5mo ago

what's your favorite thing to put on fries that isn't ketchup?

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Sea salt and malt vinegar. I am Canadian and it's a thing.
- Same here. Not Canadian though, I just have good taste and a penchant to apologize. Sorry.
  
  It's ok, I'm sorry too.
- American, and this is the correct answer
- yeah I've got a bottle of malt vinegar in the fridge because of my frequent pilgrimages to Québec as a child. is the sea salt larger grains?
  
  Slightly larger, not like kosher salt larger.

In Belgium: Tartare or Mayo. Andalouse for the gal, thanks
In the UK: Salt and Vinegar
In both cases: I will have to change seat if you plop yourself in front of me with your poor fries inundated by ketchup. Only the French do that, and it is a Casus Belli in my book.
- But do you even get fries in the UK? I'm going to posit that chips are a different thing to fries. They're much thicker and potatoeyer.
  
  I can’t speak for the UK but I believe the situation would probably be same as Australia. That is, there are a bunch of different ways to cut chips.
  The thicker chips you mentioned are called steak cut chips.
  The fries (thin, McDonald style) are called shoestring fries.
  Long, not thin but not thick (best reference I have here KFC style, but don’t know if they’re the same in North America), would be known as straight cut chips.
- @asklemmy @reallyzen casus belli for a simple meal ? :ablobcatknitsweats: @tilefan
  
  On a des valeurs en Belgique. Surtout sur l'assaisonnement des frites, la hauteur du col de mousse de la biere, et le caractère optionnel d'un gouvernement de plein exercice.

Mayonnaise
- Garlic mayonnaise!

Mayo.
Maybe add some garlic, and bam:
Aioli.
- Don't say that to a French chef, it'll get you murdered.
  
  Aioli, by definition, is 'garlic and oil'.
  Mayonnaise, by definition, is 'egg yolks, beaten with oil.'
  Mayonnaise and garlic is therefore, by culinary definition, aioli.
  I invite you to ask any French chef.

Mayo
- Also hot sauce.

Wendy's Frosty
- Came to see if anyone said this. I grew up with that shit and it was fantastic! Nothing compared, not even regular ice cream!
- Vanilla, chocolate, or doesn't matter? I'm team vanilla.
  
  I prefer chocolate myself, but I can make other flavors work.

Fry sauce (ketchup+mayo) with pickle juice. 👌
- This combination of sauces contains ketchup.
  it is pretty good on fries, though
- Hi Utah!
  
  I may have left Utah years ago but I never stopped eating fry sauce.

Malt vinegar 🇨🇦
Or cheese curds and gravy 🇲🇶
- I saw the instance tld and the flag, and my mind immediately jumped to maple syrup. Now, I wanna try this cursed, and unholy abomination
- All three please.

Mayonnaise. Fight me.
- Mayo + Ketchup combined, the classic "Rot-Weis"-combo in Germany.
  That or, preferrably, mayo + a good chilli sauce
- Mayo on fries is great. It's also the Quebecois way.

I haven't seen anyone mention nutritional yeast yet, but that's become my go-to seasoning for almost everything; popcorn, pizza, scrambled eggs, bread, ramen, soft pretzels, and of course on fries. So damn good!
(Yes, I realize the name "nutritional yeast" sounds vaguely unpleasant and unappetizing, but I promise it's incredible if you like savory flavors, and it can also be used as a cheese powder substitute in vegan recipes.)
- I put this only on popcorn but always on popcorn. Oh and sometimes in grits. So good in cheese grits, with cheddar, jalapenos and butter and salt. Way better than with just the cheese. So I guess only on corn.
- I find it to be an okay parmesan replacement, but prefer parmesan
  
  Yeah nothing ever came close to Parmesan for me. I'll use yeast when its the only option at my vegan friends places but I'll never be able to be truly vegetarian because of Parmesan

Gravy and squeaky cheese curds
- Found the Canadian

peanut sauce / satay sauce
nothing beats it
- The kid's plate at my usual Thai place is satay and fries. I've definitely stolen a few fries and can confirm this is a pretty good combo
- I like fries with peanut sauce, but I love fries with peanut sauce + mayonaise + raw onions.
  Yes, I'm Dutch.. ;)
  
  Yum, war fries :)

Gravy or curry sauce

Chili and cheese

Carne Asada, Cheese, Sour Cream and Guacamole
- oh fuck, I'd kill for a plate of that right now. That sounds amazing.

Salt and Vinegar.
Never really liked ketchup.
- I mean you're almost there, that's 50% of the flavorings from ketchup. salt, vinegar, tomato, sugar. doesn't even have to be tomato to be ketchup
  
  True. But it's the proportions of each that matter. And the type of salt and vineger.
  Vinegar goes first because it gives the salt a sticking surface. Apply it when the fries are fresh so that it soaks in a bit better.
  heavy on the salt before the vinegar has fully soaked in. Then toss the fries and add a little bit when serving.
  Sea salt and Malt vinegar are the best, but any old salt and vinegar will do in a pinch.

Ranch dressing powder
- hey now

War
No really, that's a thing.
Basically mayo, peanut sauce and diced onions (some add ketchup or curry sauce too, but I don't like that, personally)
- WAR! HOO!
  What is it good for?! ~~ABSOLUTELY NOTHING~~ MAKING FRIES TASTY!
  Tbh, I prefer Special, which is just the mayo, onions and curry sauce or ketchup.
- I think this is the first suggestion of peanut. that's an interesting flavor combination
  
  It's part of colonial culture. Peanut Sateh sauce is used in combination with meat originally. It then got transferred to chips as us Dutch use to slother our fries in sauce.
  Don't think sweet peanut butter like, but slightly spicy

Mayonnaise
- This is the correct answer.
  
  Actually, mayodenoche is correct

mustard! its always available and awesome.
- Mustard is great on its own, but better mixed with ketchup, IMO.

Malt vinegar or brown sauce
- "Did you know that salt and malt vinegar is not a traditional way to dress your French fries in the United States?"
  "What the f#$% is wrong with them?"
  
  We have better condiments than vinegar.
- Well, there are at least three of us. Last time I said brown sauce in a thread like this I got downvoted. 😆

Mayo mixed with red curry paste

More fries. ¯(ツ)_/¯
- Bucket of fries club.

Seasoning salt

Ranch dressing and Buffalo sauce

Where I live Zoervleis is a favorite of many. One can get it in any Snackbar.

Curry sauce

Blue cheese dressing
- YEP! I was coming here to say it.
  It's just soooo good. Bonus points if it has some chunks.

If it's just fries, then nothing other than salt.
Otherwise, cheese curds and gravy.
- Poutine is the way.
  Gotta get real cheese curds though, and good gravy. I have seen so many places fuck this very basic food up.

Salt

chili cheese!!

Green chile and cheese.

Mayo, or vinegar
Ketchup fucking sucks

Barbecue sauce
- Sweet Baby Ray's in combination with ketchup is mint

Spicy BBQ

Tarter sauce or ranch dressing.

Old Bay

Cheese and gravy (not the Canadian thing)
- I'll not have you bad mouth poutine, friend. It's a national treasure and deserves respect.
  
  Oh, no disrespect intended! Where I come from though we use cheese instead of curds, it's practically a national dish.

Freddy's fry sauce, barbecue sauce, teriyaki sauce, honey mustard, cocktail sauce, malt vinegar, cheese sauce

Make sure you're not missing out in joppie sauce

It's always ketchup on fries for me, they pair perfectly imo. On the rare occasion I vary it's usually at Wendy's, and I'll use the frosty. I suppose any milkshake you can dip in would be an acceptable substitution.
- Chocolate frosty is an amazing salty/sweet pairing!

Salt and vinegar
Mayonnaise
Edinburgh chippy brown sauce (a particularly vinegary variant of regular brown)

Ranch dressing, or a mix of half ranch dressing and half ketchup I call "krantchup". Specifically Marie's ranch mixed with Primitive Kitchen ketchup is so good on fries.

Chicken salt

I hate ketchup, so almost anything else. That said, mustard or some sort of flavored/spicy mayo are top choices.
- see, I hate mayonnaise, but there are two applications where it's perfectly fine (the very thin layer on a toasted sandwich, and a little bit to make tuna salad). do you find there's any single application where ketchup is fine?
  
  Not who you are asking but I hate ketchup as a condiment with a burning passion, but can use it as an ingredient, so cocktail sauce or really anything where it is sort of hidden, it's fine. It's just way too sweet on its own to use the way people use it.
  I like mayo and hot sauce, mixed, on fries. Tartar sauce, anything you like on other potatoes is good (gravy, cheese, salsa, chili powder, sour cream)

Chicken salt

I used to work at a sports bar where we made our own burgers and all by hand. Pretty damn good if you ask me.
We made our own Nashville hot sauce that was really fucking good on our fries. I couldn't stop eating them, even if my mouth started burning. Then I started mixing the Nashville with a bit of ketchup...
I got so unhealthy there.
- my local place has these pineapple habañero wings that are right at the threshold of heat that I can enjoy. I definitely overindulge

Chili Umami or Mayo

Hot sauce

There's a fries place near me that has some amazing dips: chipotle ranch, parmesan peppercorn, thai peanut sauce... there's like 20 options
- Also nobody's said bbq sauce yet
  
  I love me some fries in BBQ. Especially McDonald's ones in their BBQ sauce.

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