sweet potato
everyone else is
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entirely entitled to their opinion, whichever they like is the best for them
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they are wrong though
i saw someone say the words “pumpkin fries” somewhere recently and i cant stop thinking about this
All but smiley are delicious
Lawful neutral
Tots are generically better than fries.
More consistently cooked to perfection, better vehicle for toppings, better penetration of oil, so they fry faster for a crunchy outside and soft middle, and their sweet potato variant is even better than sweet potato fries.
Your honor, the defense rests.
I love all my boys equally
Having to decide between curly and waffle is like picking between children
Curly, smiley, and sweet potato. I’ve rarely seen the smileys, but they just make me happy and that’s a quality in its own right IMO (unapologetically biased)
Every Fry is Beautiful
They all have a purpose and they’re all delicious
I’ve never had a good crinkle cut fry.
“Yes, I would like soggy bullshit thank you” words uttered by the utterly deranged
Even when some place manages to get them crispy they turn out bullshit. It’s an amazingly shitty design for a fry. Stubbornly perpetuated by people who invested in crinkle-cut fry cutter machines and don’t want to take a loss on investment. One of humanity’s greatest food mistakes.
shoestring is underrated
i found a recipe online that I used at work for “tokyo street fries” that called for shoestring and anyway I’m here to shill for the seasoning because it’s really good
basically onion powder, garlic powder, then you take a bunch of sesame seeds and then toast them, grind them up, mix that in, then some salt, pepper, and nutritional yeast
shit’s good, the only problem is the oil content of the sesame seeds makes it really prone to clumping and I’m not enough of a food science nerd to know what to do to reduce that
anyway the recipe was that + shoestring fries and then a spicy aioli that is basically sriracha mayo, A++++++++++++++ fries
instead of adding sesame later, could you maybe fry the fries in sesame oil or mix some sesame oil into the frying medium
maybe, the toasted sesame seed grind kinda tasted different than sesame oil though
I think the Real Answer is some food science anti-caking powder b.s. like I’m pretty sure this is what stuff like silicon dioxide is used for but idk what would be the best thing to use
all I know is that continued dehydration in a low temp oven didn’t really do much. I kinda just dealt with the spice mix being clumpy and the taste was good enough to make up for it
Disco fries
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Also seconding disco fries as superior to all other selections in the image
i had to google what a disco fry is and tbh I’m not sure how it’s any different from poutine
It’s New Jersey poutine.
Main difference is disco fries don’t use cheese curds, it’s just regular low moisture mozzarella.
WHICHEVER ONE YOU ENJOY IS THE BEST that’s right I’m bringing the snuggle session over here too and if you try to stop me it’s mainly mod abuse
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It’s waffle fries tho
Sweer potato
Swear potatoe is goated especially with the sauce
from this list? wedges and standard are the top, curly/waffle/sweet potato in the second tier. shoestring and crinkle can TAKE A WALK. 👈☝️👉
but the actual true, ultimate best french fry is the “restaurant-style” pre-soaked, double fried maneuver. there are lots of recipies you can reference online with variations in oil temps, timing and methods. i don’t know the god tier process, but there’s a tiny italian place
i live near that has absolutely cracked it. i found them last fall. outside light, crisp and crunchy, inside mushy yum.i mean to discover just what exactly they are doing ASAP.
the BEST POTATO i make at work is just steamed whole potatos that I rip into chunks with my fingers like an animal, then deep fry, then toss in whatever I feel like at the time (usually basically the first google result for “creole seasoning” or more recently this tokyo street fry seasoning I made with powdered sesame seed and nutritional yeast)
