In pgh.food I read this message from Christian J Lebiere : >Excerpts from netnews.pgh.food: 15-Oct-98 Re: american yogurt eaters by >Elizabeth H Newlon@andre >> Hey! They were invented by the Belgians. The holy trinity of Belgium >> food: mussles, beer and frites(fries). If you want real frites you must >> go to Belgium. You would be amazed at the power of a twice fried >> potato, not to mention the 50 sauces the Fritures have to choose from... > >Right on! As a Belgian, it is endlessly upsetting to hear frites >referred to as french fries. Actually, considering the general quality >or lack thereof of the fat little nubs that they try to pass for frites >here, we might as well let the French have the credit. The only decent >pommes frites (and they were referred to as such) that I have had in the >US was at a brewpub (!) in Tucson near the University of Arizona (Gentle >Ben's on University Blvd). > There is an awesome Belgian Fries place in Santa Monica CA. It is on the 4th Promenade, a street turned into a pedestrian only outdoor walking area. Great frites, great sauces. He makes a garlic basil aoli that you want to eat with a straw. [snip] Matt Silberstein ------------------------------------------------------- You can't enslave a free man - RAH No man with a family is free - Matt's corollary Free men do nothing for humanity - Matt's second corollary
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