It was French Fryday!
It was French Fryday! The second Friday of July yesterday, came and went, I was not even aware that the Americans went on to celebrate the day in honour of everyone’s biggest favourite among all potato dishes – the humble French fry. I say, isn’t this one occasion we too should be celebrating? Who doesn’t love French fries, or potato chips as the British call them? What can be simpler for lifting one’s mood and satiating hunger than potatoes deep fried till crunchy, in hot smoking oil, and dusted with salt? You begin with just one fry, then have another, one more, just one more, a small one, a long one, the crispiest one, and soon you have finished the whole pile! Earlier, the National French Fry Day was fixed for July 13 th , but since last year, it is celebrated on the second Friday of July. The story goes that during World War I, American soldiers went to Belgium, and it was there that they first tasted fried potato. It is further believed that the official language of Belgium a...