tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post8669808989591284227..comments2023-09-13T17:17:19.920+05:30Comments on Nona's Pensieve: French FriesNonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-89368151204508872392012-05-25T14:13:12.938+05:302012-05-25T14:13:12.938+05:30:) Welcome to this space. Glad you like it.:) Welcome to this space. Glad you like it.Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-68356129631168376612012-05-25T09:37:02.445+05:302012-05-25T09:37:02.445+05:30few men's ignorance can lead to stereotyping o...few men's ignorance can lead to stereotyping of the whole race for eons ! amusing and entertaining trivia :)Nitin Jainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05417880671772425142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-8080746540933370562012-05-24T16:35:37.615+05:302012-05-24T16:35:37.615+05:30he he he. Enjoy...he he he. Enjoy...Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-3401190719092354192012-05-24T15:43:45.786+05:302012-05-24T15:43:45.786+05:30As long as I get to have them, I dont think I care...As long as I get to have them, I dont think I care.. :DRohinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16838146755237484411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-9539463492100166542012-05-24T13:21:20.123+05:302012-05-24T13:21:20.123+05:30Partly true. :)Partly true. :)Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-11511593247216865752012-05-24T13:21:07.917+05:302012-05-24T13:21:07.917+05:30You heard it right. Check wikipedia. :)You heard it right. Check wikipedia. :)Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-23017676172220207972012-05-24T13:20:53.612+05:302012-05-24T13:20:53.612+05:30:) The origin is true. The American mistake might ...:) The origin is true. The American mistake might not be.Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-9681948794550125072012-05-24T12:31:54.307+05:302012-05-24T12:31:54.307+05:30:):) if true, it will be another lol!:):) if true, it will be another lol!Bhavanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00799522192219059459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-5347171043841427242012-05-24T10:55:55.802+05:302012-05-24T10:55:55.802+05:30I have read somewhere before that French Fries did...I have read somewhere before that French Fries did not originate in France....Just the name got stuck!Jayashree Srivatsanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187741357853447742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-32951740637177265662012-05-24T05:56:37.207+05:302012-05-24T05:56:37.207+05:30Haha... that's interesting. I'm amused. I ...Haha... that's interesting. I'm amused. I wouldn't be totally surprised if it were true.D.Nambiarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14567504529129900396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-30819694025846126112012-05-24T04:53:00.880+05:302012-05-24T04:53:00.880+05:30I was in California during the time when French Fr...I was in California during the time when French Fries was renamed as Freedom Fries. :) About the number of languages, I think you are right. Thanks.Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-62122752342494218062012-05-24T02:23:59.533+05:302012-05-24T02:23:59.533+05:30During the war on Iraq they were renamed Freedom F...During the war on Iraq they were renamed Freedom Fries (partly in jest)because the Americans were mad at France for not supporting the war effort. <br />Also I believe there are three official languages of Belgium: Dutch, French and German.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749010545610058363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-67549462416615011782012-05-23T18:53:52.181+05:302012-05-23T18:53:52.181+05:30:) Thanks. I checked your blog. You should put up ...:) Thanks. I checked your blog. You should put up some pictures of aloo bhaja.Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-64643084073385743562012-05-23T18:31:30.198+05:302012-05-23T18:31:30.198+05:30Really nice! Read my blog on aloo bhaja -the India...Really nice! Read my blog on aloo bhaja -the Indian (Bengali) version of friesvarshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06125012666137477381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-58582712695312208682012-05-23T14:46:13.118+05:302012-05-23T14:46:13.118+05:30That is why I say it is a stereotype. :)That is why I say it is a stereotype. :)Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-75736695359018291032012-05-23T14:45:57.238+05:302012-05-23T14:45:57.238+05:30Moules and Frites are Belgium... Remember Mussels ...Moules and Frites are Belgium... Remember Mussels from Brussels. ;) We never hear Frites associated with French cuisine.Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-70744334032337050542012-05-23T14:26:35.713+05:302012-05-23T14:26:35.713+05:30it's a bit sad and funny that i'll believe...it's a bit sad and funny that i'll believe if anyone told me about Americans and their ignorance on many matters. hmmm, first world country for sure, but does that make them intelligent? na..Azra Raphaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14502011104151390253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-7802458551469353602012-05-23T14:24:33.410+05:302012-05-23T14:24:33.410+05:30I've had frites in Paris. Though atleast one t...I've had frites in Paris. Though atleast one time it was Moules and frites which is considered to be from Belgium.SPrabhuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14415299262713815386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-31215211368811458432012-05-23T13:53:00.851+05:302012-05-23T13:53:00.851+05:30Hold on. :) This is my friend's view. This is ...Hold on. :) This is my friend's view. This is completely unverified. I thought of sharing it even though it is unverified. :)Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-48604280141945261212012-05-23T13:45:35.114+05:302012-05-23T13:45:35.114+05:30This is funny, without verifying they took it that...This is funny, without verifying they took it that every French speaking region is France?<br /><br />More interesting - the rest of the world- also did not bother to cross check - the origins of a product - before popularizing it. <br /><br />It will be encouraging to find if any Indian Product has undergone such identity crisis globally.Viyomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09148836292606453449noreply@blogger.com