I like to think that fries are our national pride, but foreigners call them French fries, and are confused when you explain they’re actually from Belgium.

So, what is our national pride?

Not a big waffle guy myself, so I guess chocolate then?

  • Katt@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Definitely fries and beer. Switzerland gets away with being an excellent chocolate producer. But Belgian beer is renowned everywhere.

    Fries may be associated with France, ours taste better because we fry them twice.

    Sidenote: am I the only person offended by foreign mayonnaise? It’s somehow always sweet. What the heck?

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      1 year ago

      The swiss have decent chocolate, but it’s a whole different tradition from ours. Bring them some decent pralines and watch them struggle to admit that yeah, this is gooooood 😁

      Fries are called French in English, not because of their origin but because it’s the name of the cut… But few people know that.

      As for mayo, yep. The French also have the good stuff, and i have to admit that murrican Helmans has ask the right ingredients and no sugar… But it still tastes off, somehow.

    • Frexican21@lemmy.one
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      1 year ago

      That’s the one thing I cannot stand about eating fries in the Netherlands. Half the time I cannot even choose a sauce, and so I am forced to eat their disgusting mayo that is somehow so sweet.