In France and other French-speaking countries, fried potatoes are formally pommes de terre frites, but more commonly pommes frites, patates frites, or simply frites. The words aiguillettes ("needle-ettes") or allumettes ("matchsticks") are used when the French fries are very small and thin. read more
French fries (North American English), chips (British and Commonwealth English), finger chips (Indian English), or French-fried potatoes are batonnet or allumette-cut deep-fried potatoes. read more
In France, french fries are called pomme frites. Londoners call them chips. read more
French fries in France, image by Varaine, via Wikimedia Commons. 1) Short answer: les frites. In France, French fries are simply called “les frites.” As in: “J’adore les frites !” “I love French fries!” (And in France, “des chips” are potato chips.) French people probably invented French fries – though some claim they’re from Belgium. read more