Americans divided after Will Arnett blasts one of the country's most popular french fries
Americans love french fries and rank them among their favorite foods. When it comes to the preferred cut and cooking method, however, there's plenty of debate.Actor Will Arnett sparked a lively discussion online when he expressed his disdain for shoestring fries."Everybody hates shoestring fries," Arnett said on the Off Menu podcast.ALTON BROWN REVEALS THE ONE CHILDHOOD SNACK HE'D INCLUDE IN HIS IDEAL LAST MEALShoestring fries, also known as matchstick fries, are cut extremely thin."If you serve me what they call shoestring fries, we have a problem," Arnett said, arguing that they "aren't fries" and claiming that restaurants serving them are being lied to by the people around them."So glad someone has finally spoken out about shoestring fries," one commenter on the podcast's YouTube clip wrote."Will is right, shoestring fries are [expletive]," another wrote.Others said they prefer shoestring fries."Noooo shoestring fries are the best!
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Americans love french fries and rank them among their favorite foods. When it comes to the preferred cut and cooking method, however, there's plenty of debate.Actor Will Arnett sparked a lively discussion online when he expressed his disdain for shoestring fries."Everybody hates shoestring fries," Arnett said on the Off Menu podcast.ALTON BROWN REVEALS THE ONE CHILDHOOD SNACK HE'D INCLUDE IN HIS IDEAL LAST MEALShoestring fries, also known as matchstick fries, are cut extremely thin."If you serve me what they call shoestring fries, we have a problem," Arnett said, arguing that they "aren't fries" and claiming that restaurants serving them are being lied to by the people around them."So glad someone has finally spoken out about shoestring fries," one commenter on the podcast's YouTube clip wrote."Will is right, shoestring fries are [expletive]," another wrote.Others said they prefer shoestring fries."Noooo shoestring fries are the best! They're so crispy!" one person commented."Shoesting fries are phenomenal. [Crinkle]-cut fries should be illegal," someone else wrote.A 2022 YouGov survey of 1,000 adults found that 22% preferred thicker-cut steak fries the most.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERCurly fries, which are sliced into a spiral shape, were the top pick for 21% of respondents, while 21% said they had no preference for the type of fry.Crinkle-cut fries, which use a corrugated blade to create grooves in the potato, were favored by 19% of respondents.Waffle fries, which are cut into a grid pattern with holes in the potato slices, garnered 12% of the vote, while 6% of respondents said "not applicable."The history of the french fry is somewhat vague.
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- Americans love french fries and rank them among their favorite foods. When it comes to the preferred cut and cooking method, however, there's plenty of debate.Actor Will Arnett sparked a lively discussion online when he expressed his disdain for shoestring fries."Everybody hates shoestring fries," Arnett said on the Off Menu podcast.ALTON BROWN REVEALS THE ONE CHILDHOOD SNACK HE'D INCLUDE IN HIS IDEAL LAST MEALShoestring fries, also known as matchstick fries, are cut extremely thin."If you serve me what they call shoestring fries, we have a problem," Arnett said, arguing that they "aren't fries" and claiming that restaurants serving them are being lied to by the people around them."So glad someone has finally spoken out about shoestring fries," one commenter on the podcast's YouTube clip wrote."Will is right, shoestring fries are [expletive]," another wrote.Others said they prefer shoestring fries."Noooo shoestring fries are the best!
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