History of French Fries: Are They Really French?

Bill Petro
5 min readJul 13, 2022

Today is National French Fry Day. While no one knows who began this celebration, placing it on July 13 is significant because the important French holiday is the next day, July 14, for Bastille Day.

Origin of French Fries

Some French people might call the delectable potato confection Belgian Fries, and there is evidence that, in fact, they…

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Bill Petro

Writer, historian, technologist. Former Silicon Valley tech exec. Author of fascinating articles on history, tech, pop culture, & travel. https://billpetro.com