
The American who thougt they were in France called it French fries, while it were Belgian frites. We are beyond grateful that our customers and staff were not physically harmed in this devastating event. Belgian housewifes (who didn't spoke English at that time) baked frites for the American soldiers. They will reopen From the owners: On March 26, 2015, Pommes Frites, located at 123 2nd Avenue, was destroyed by a massive explosion in a neighboring building. Those soldiers sometimes crossed the border without knowing it. Some experts in history have asserted that this recipe originated from Honor Julien, the French chef. What does the slang term Pommie mean noun, plural pom·mies.( often initial capital letter)Slang: Usually Disparaging.(in Australia and New Zealand) a British person, especially one who is a recent. : briton especially : an English immigrant. It was in the neighbourhood of Ypres and the French border where also fought American soldiers. Going by an early 1800s manuscript by Thomas Jefferson, he speaks of a dish called pommes de terre frites en petites tranches (Potatoes deep-fried while raw in small slices). What is the meaning of Pommie in Australia Australia and New Zealand, slang, usually disparaging. It is a story I got from my grandfather who survived the great war (WW I). I will tell you why you call them French fries. Lots of people in Belgium already use oil to bake their frites because of the healty thing, but the real old ones are baked like above.


You let them slink off at least for 3 minutes and then you put them again in the hot fat untill they are coloured gold and are crusty. You peal your potatoos and cut them in frites (not too thin).Dry them in a towel or paper and then bake them for 3 minutes (untill they are glazy dark-yellow) in "blanc de boeuf" on 180☌. I, as a Belgian, can tell you the secret of real Belgian frites.
