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the only food brave enough to be both side dish and main character

means To cook food in hot fat or oil, or the crisp golden result of doing so — most famously a thin strip of potato.

from From Old French 'frire,' which descends from Latin 'frigere,' meaning to roast or fry. The Latin root traveled into many of its sibling languages — Spanish 'freír,' Italian 'friggere' — all sizzling from the same pan. (The other 'fry,' as in young fish, is a separate word, possibly from Old Norse 'frjó,' meaning seed or offspring — no oil involved.)

french misnomer
Belgians claim the fry, not the French
thomas jefferson
He served them at the White House, 1802
oil temp
325 then 375 gives crisp-soft perfection
baby fish
Fry also means freshly hatched fish
small fry
The little ones, dismissed since the 1600s
for instance

stephen fry — british actor, comedian, and television presenter known for qi and blackadder

fry's electronics — electronics retailer chain founded in 1985, headquartered in san jose, california

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