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Battle of the fries
Curly vs. French
By Darin Kwilinski
Have you ever gone to Arby“s and had the person taking your order ask you if you wanted regular fries or curly fries? Is that even a question? Is there any other answer than, “Curly fries, please?” Well, for some people, yes.
What they are
Regular French fries are long and slender, and people like to overload them with salt and ketchup. Among different variants are waffle fries and thick fries. Curly fries, on the other hand, are great just the way they are because of their seasoning. For the sake of comparison, we“ll use Arby“s curly fries.
Most of the time, no dipping is needed for curly fries. They taste delicious because of their deep-fried nature and the breading that goes on them. Sure, you can throw some BBQ sauce or honey mustard on them, but why fix something if it isn“t broken?
The regular French fries are good in the sense that, well, they taste good. You can dip them in chocolate shakes for a unique hot/cold relationship or you can soak up the water in your body by dumping truck loads of salt onto them. Either way, it is the road to euphoria (or a heart attack).
Potato tales
Did you know that in the U.K. they call French fries “chips” and they were created in the 18th century? They were dubbed French fries because of their French origin (duh), although the Belgians claim they did it first.
Curly fries are obviously a variant of French fries, but I couldn“t find when they were “invented.”
Eating habits
People do some weird things with their fries. French fries can get a royal treatment in condiments. First off, who thought of dipping their fries in ketchup and mayonnaise? Someone with a death wish, that“s who.
Curly fries, as stated before, need no extras, although that depends on the eater. I“ve never seen anyone add salt to curly fries or dip them in mayonnaise. But, it depends on the person.
Verdict
The one downside to curly fries is how curly they can be. Because only about half of your order is truly curly and the other half is kind of slacking, it“s a mixed bag when you order them. Sometimes you get curly fries that look more like French fries with curly fries seasoning.
With French fries (or freedom fries, if you“re still stuck in 2003), you always know that the fries will be straight even if they are of different lengths. While it was genius to corkscrew a French fry, regular French fries take the “W” in this one based solely on the fact that you don“t have to worry if your fries are curly enough.
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