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It’s no big secret: Despite the persistent legends surrounding them, the so-called “French fries<\/strong>” are almost as “French<\/strong>” as the “French onions<\/strong>“, the “French toast<\/strong>“, and even the “French Kiss<\/strong>“: In other words, they are not!<\/p>\n But whether or not you uphold their fairly established\u00a0Belgian<\/a><\/strong> origin, and consider les\u00a0“frites<\/em><\/strong>” as a “faux French” dish, for today’s poisson d’avril<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(April Fools’ Day<\/strong>)<\/a>, we suggest that you voluntarily\u00a0push the culinary “faux pas<\/em>” –<\/strong>so to speak- just a notch further:<\/p>\n Why not make “Faux<\/em><\/span> French Fries<\/strong>“?<\/p>\n The idea is to substitute the salty taste of this popular “amuse-gueule<\/em>”\u00a0<\/strong>(“appetizer”)\u00a0with an unexpected\u00a0sucr\u00e9<\/strong><\/em> (sweet) one!<\/p>\n With les ciseaux<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0cut them into little sticks in the shape of French fries.<\/p>\n Immerse the sticks within le sucre<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(sugar.) Get your excitement under control, and wait a bit until they cool down. Serve them with a side of “faux ketchup”—And yes, that would be the confiture de fraises <\/em>(strawberry jam)!<\/strong><\/p>\n Finally, say: “Est-ce que tu veux un peu de frites?<\/em><\/strong>” (“Do you want some fries?”) \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s no big secret: Despite the persistent legends surrounding them, the so-called “French fries” are almost as “French” as the “French onions“, the “French toast“, and even the “French Kiss“: In other words, they are not! But whether or not you uphold their fairly established\u00a0Belgian origin, and consider les\u00a0“frites” as a “faux French” dish, for…<\/p>\n\n
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\nBake them until they start turning brown.<\/p>\n
\nPut the fries inside the envelope, which you craftily make look like a fast food fry container (or you could just borrow one from the local “Mc Do’<\/strong>.”)<\/p>\n