Usage notes. Australian, British and New Zealand English uses "chips" for what North Americans call french fries. When confusion would occur between the two meanings, "hot chips" and "cold chips" are used.
Definition. In Australia, chips can refer to 'hot' chips; fried strips of potato. Chips also refer to what are known in other countries as crisps.
In the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, Ireland and New Zealand, the term chips is generally used instead, though thinly cut fried potatoes are sometimes called french fries or skinny fries, to distinguish them from chips, which are cut thicker.
Some people like ketchup on their fries. Others prefer mayo. In Australia, people take their fries with chicken salt.
American chips are what the British call crisps, while our British chips are usually shorter and more chunky than the sort called French fries; Australians use chips for both the American and British sorts, distinguishing the latter by calling them hot chips.
On this page you'll find 5 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to French fries, such as: chips, freedom fries, french-fried potatoes, fries, and pommes frites.
While Americans like to smother their fries in ketchup or that bright-orange tangy slop they call mustard, we Australians know that the only way to fry ecstasy is through the life-changing condiment of chicken salt, a umami flavoring with onion and garlic and a little bit of paprika or turmeric.
“Extra chicken salt, please” - a phrase familiar to all Aussies. The salty kick, the umami chicken flavour, the distinctive yellow tinge that coats piping hot chips: these are just a few of the things that make chicken salt a unique yet iconic Australian condiment.
In the Netherlands, fries are popular as fast food and served in vending points similar to the ones in Belgium. Fries are served with mayonnaise or a lower-fat version called fritessaus (fries sauce), although the latter is often also referred to as mayonnaise.
In fact, chicken salt is such a given in Aussie take-away shops that when Australians travel overseas or expats pop into their local chippy, it can come as quite a surprise to learn that chicken salt is a uniquely Aussie seasoning, one that is not well-known, let alone used, outside our great nation.
Chips (UK) / French Fries (US)
Meanwhile, Brits call fat strips of potato that are (usually) deep fried and eaten with plenty of salt and vinegar “chips”.
Frito-Lay primarily uses the brand name "Lay's" in the United States, and uses other brand names in certain other countries: Walkers in the UK and Ireland; Smith's in Australia; Chipsy in Egypt and the West Balkans; Tapuchips in Israel; Margarita in Colombia; and Sabritas in Mexico.
The French Fries emoji 🍟 depicts a carton of French fries. It is commonly used to represent French fries, fast food, or specifically the fast food chain McDonald's.
In Northern England and some states in Australia, a thin slice of potato that is battered and deep fried may be called a potato scallop, potato cake or potato fritter.
Flip-flops are also called thongs (sometimes pluggers) in Australia, jandals (originally a trademarked name derived from "Japanese sandals") in New Zealand, and slops or plakkies in South Africa and Zimbabwe. In the Philippines, they are called tsinelas.
roo – kangaroo
They had to have a dedicated slang term for kangaroos too, didn't they? After all, the kangaroos are Australia's most popular animals.
According to The Wall Street Journal and experts, Belgians consume more French fries than Americans, and French fries are the national cuisine of Belgium.
The chain has finally revealed why its UK branches are barren of the delicious white paste. Apparently, the 'demand' isn't great enough. Do we all secretly hate mayo? A McDonald's spokesperson told Cosmopolitan magazine: "What we offer in our restaurants is based on customer demand.
People in Britain, Ireland, Canada, and Australia sprinkle salt and malt vinegar over chips at the time it is served, while Canadians also use white vinegar. In the United States, malt vinegar is also sometimes offered, especially at UK-themed pubs.
Australian and New Zealand English uses "chips" both for what North Americans call french fries and for what Britons call crisps. When confusion would occur between the two meanings, "hot chips" and "cold chips" are used.
Vegemite on toast is a staple on the breakfast table in most Australian homes. From when we're little kids to grown ups, it's just as popular no matter how old we get. Alongside Weetbix, you'd be hard to find a more popular Australian dish at brekkie.
It is commonly claimed that New Zealanders say 'fush and chups' and Australians say 'feesh and cheeps'. This 2009 cartoon refers to a survey conducted by the BBC in the United Kingdom, in which the New Zealand accent was rated as the most attractive and prestigious form of English outside the UK.
KFC Dips Bucket comes with 4 delicious dips: Spicy Mayo, Sweet Chilli, Salsa and Oriental.
Definition. In Australia, chips can refer to 'hot' chips; fried strips of potato. Chips also refer to what are known in other countries as crisps.