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Dapre istwa lokal Bèlj, vilaj pòv soti nan mozan Valley souvan manje ti pwason fri yo mete men sou nan gwo larivyè a. Pandan sezon livè a, gwo larivyè Lefrat la ta friz sou, fè lapèch enposib. kidonk, nan vilaj yo te jwenn lòt sous manje. Pòmdetè te sanble tankou yon solisyon bon. Se konsa, yo te kòmanse tranche ak fri li menm jan an yo te fè ak pwason. Sa a ki jan premye Fries franse yo te fè. Nou konnen sa w ap pral mande kounye a. Si istwa sa a se vre, poukisa yo rele franse Lè sa a,? Paske nan sòlda Ameriken an. Yo menm ki ki te pase Premye Gè Mondyal la a nan Bèljik goute sa yo pòmdetè gwo twou san fon-fri ak aparamman te renmen yo. Yo rele yo Fries franse paske Bèljik pale franse. Ki jan imajinè, dwat?
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According to local Belgian tale, poor villagers from Meuse Valley often ate small fried fish they caught in the river. During the winter, the river would freeze over, making fishing impossible. Thereby, the villagers had to find other sources of food. Potato seemed like a good solution. So they started slicing and frying it the same way they did with fish. That’s how the first French fries were made. We know what you’re gonna ask now. If this story is true, why are they called French then? Because of the American soldiers. The ones who spent the World War I in Belgium tasted these deep-fried potatoes and apparently loved them. They called them French fries because Belgians spoke French. How imaginative, right?