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Jack Tarlin
10-18-2009, 19:48
So I'm stuck at work right now and we have a country station on, and there's a song by this North Carlolina guy talking about the things he likes the most.
One of them is "mustard on my fries."
So, quick question.
Up here, it's pretty much ketchup. When I lived in Europe, in some places it was mayonnaise :eek: . In Maryland, at the right diner, they'll give you gravy, which is actually pretty good.
But this "mustard on my fries" thing is new to me.
So tell us, where do you live, and what goes on the fries?
I usually stick with ketchup, sometimes melted cheese and gravy is great (not at the same time). Sometimes I'll stop by McDonalds and get their spicy mustard for the chicken nuggets and dip fries in it. It's pretty good.
sometimes melted cheese and gravy is great (not at the same time)
Canada disagrees about the same time part. :D
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Poutine.JPG/300px-Poutine.JPG
Being from New England, I still crave malt vinegar with my fries once in a while...
I've never tried at the same time actually. Maybe i'll give it a try tomorrow.
Hikes in Rain
10-18-2009, 20:03
Been known to mince garlic and add a little lemon juice to mayonnaise for sweet potato fries. Sprinkle coarse salt, fresh ground pepper and a little basil on the fries, too.
Jack Tarlin
10-18-2009, 20:03
Nice work, Mags!! I think that's that "poutine" thing I've heard about, with gravy and cheese curds. Sounds and looks kinda cat vomitty, but I'm told it's fairly tasty. Anyway, nice photo, that's what this thread is all about.
I've never tried at the same time actually. Maybe i'll give it a try tomorrow.
It's called poutine. A specialty of Quebec actually. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine) It is fried cheese curds..but close enough. A gut bomb and absolutely wonderful.
garlic08
10-18-2009, 20:15
Reminds me of the movie "Slingblade", where Billy Bob Thornton's character liked "them french fried potaters, with mustard, hmm hmm."
My wife's from Minnesota and her family puts mustard on them. Mustard contains vinegar and most chip shops around the world serve vinegar, so it must be related.
I stick with ketchup. In places like Friendly's it's the closest thing to vegetables on the menu.
TJ aka Teej
10-18-2009, 20:22
Vinegar, stronger the better.
Big Dawg
10-18-2009, 20:37
So tell us, where do you live, and what goes on the fries?
Ketchup here in Jamestown, NC. & when I'm really feelin wild & crazy, cheesefries!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accompaniments_with_french_fries
Of course, when I have a med rare SILO burger (1/2 lb beef with pork and bacon, topped with pepperjack and hot sauce), the drippings go over the sweet potato fries quite nicely.
I hiked today..but not enough to warrant the above. :( I am having the healthy, but not inspiring, crap.... sigh.
Nice work, Mags!! I think that's that "poutine" thing I've heard about, with gravy and cheese curds. Sounds and looks kinda cat vomitty, but I'm told it's fairly tasty. Anyway, nice photo, that's what this thread is all about.
You haven't really lived until you've had poutine! Fries, buried in gravy and cheese and more gravy. mmmmmm.
Manchester, NH has a French Canadian restaurant that serves it.
david
I like vinegar my fries, but ketchup is fine.
But really, what wouldn't be good on a fried tater?
Oh yeah!! I forgot chile and cheese! Now I'm hungry.
bigcranky
10-18-2009, 21:13
I live in North Carolina, and I don't know anyone who puts mustard on fries. Ketchup, yes. Gravy? Yes. Cheese? Yup. No mustard.
BitBucket
10-18-2009, 21:16
Chile/Cheese fries here in Alabama...
Blissful
10-18-2009, 21:18
Vinegar...
Vinegar or chili/cheese.
Or gravy/cheese.
Now I want fries.
MintakaCat
10-18-2009, 21:46
Grape Jelly!
I am originally from Shelby , NC. Hve ya ever heard of livermush? After leaving I found out that it was very uncommom. I lve that mush:sun. Fry it up with some eggs and gravy....Make your tounge slap the back of you head. If you dont know what Livermush is just google it
Jack Tarlin
10-18-2009, 22:01
Well, Scruffy, I took your advice and DID Google it.
I discovered that livermush is sorta related to Scrapple, a Pennsylvania alleged delicacy.
I also discovered that Shelby has, not a livermush festival, but instead, a livermush "Exposition".
Regrettably, I will not be attending the next one.
Dunno if I have plans that weekend, but if I don't, I'll be sure to make some!! :D
My son-in-law eats his fries with mustard. He says that's the way they are most often eaten in Michigan, where he's from. U-Huh says I (as I contiplate his sanity) :-?. Personally, I'll just stick to the more normal ketchsup, or cheese toppings.
sylvia_claire
10-19-2009, 00:58
fries and ketchsup
fries and cheese
fries and onion dressing (good goumet stuff that is fairly light in calories not the disgusting thick creamy dip stuff)
fries and vanilla milk shakes
fries and mayo plus mustard
fries and Lots of salt
mister krabs
10-19-2009, 07:24
mustard and ketchup with my fries, same on my burger.
/from ohio, but I'm not sure that's where I got it, just like it I guess.
Being a cook most of my life I have tried fries with a variety of sauces but my most favorites are ketchup and then country gravy with sausage checks along with melted cheese on top. Another good topping is taco seasoned ground beef with fried jalapeno's, sour creme, guacamole, and melted cheddar cheese.......
I lived for a time in Kentucky where they served sweet potato fries with a creamy horseradish sauce. Excellent combination!!!!
Nice work, Mags!! I think that's that "poutine" thing I've heard about, with gravy and cheese curds. Sounds and looks kinda cat vomitty, but I'm told it's fairly tasty. Anyway, nice photo, that's what this thread is all about.
Poutine is awesome. Whenever I have had it in canada they used a real hearty gravy with melted mozzerella cheese on it, delicious!
I also like mayonaisse on my fries from time to time :)
I grew up in Detroit Michigan and can say, without reservation, that I have never heard of Mustard and French Fries.Ketchup is the gold standard.
Montego , your suspicions about your SIL are well founded.
Of course, there is that Upper Peninsula. Strange things happen up there.
Lets not forget Disco Fries (new york) melted American and brown gravy the girls used to order them at 4 am at the diner, after a long night of partying.
Also the Irish and Brits use malt vinegar
Hated disco, but wouldnt mind one of those girls right now, 50 today, better go find a mountain. The sun has actually made a visit:sun
Around Charlotte, NC, when I go to the fish camp my fries get dunked in a heap of tartar sauce.........You ain't lived until you try that!
I like putting HOT mustard on fries :banana
Lone Wolf
10-19-2009, 10:03
melted butter and garlic powder
GeneralLee10
10-19-2009, 10:41
Mustard is good with fries I think. Have any of you had a french fry sandwich with a little butter on the bread and ketchup?
Jack Tarlin
10-19-2009, 13:18
This is turning into a pretty good thread.
Had a burger plate at 5-Olde the other night.
Heinz ketchup did the trick, with a bit of A-1 as well. Oh, and a little Dijon DID get on a couple of potatoes, and surprise.......it wasn't half bad. :eek:
Dicentra
10-19-2009, 13:18
Soft serve chocolate ice cream.
Don't say ewwww... try it!
droptopbenz
10-19-2009, 13:27
when i lived in spokane, washinton, it was fries and tarter sauce.
ShelterLeopard
10-19-2009, 14:12
I worked in a British (well, British in America) pub, so my fry dipping/covering views may be slightly askew. But I mainly go for ketchup, sometimes the vinegar idea, and sometimes mustard.
A lot of people in this area like Ranch dressing on their fries- I hate that, it's a weird combination of fat and creamy that doesn't sit right in my stomache.
Farr Away
10-19-2009, 14:53
For me, fries usually call for some catsup, or maybe just salt if they're really good.
My 6 year old son likes his plain or dipped in applesauce or sometimes yogurt. No, not plain yogurt, usually vanilla but sometimes strawberry. That's also how he likes chicken nuggets. Go figure.
Dicentra
10-19-2009, 14:56
For me, fries usually call for some catsup, or maybe just salt if they're really good.
My 6 year old son likes his plain or dipped in applesauce or sometimes yogurt. No, not plain yogurt, usually vanilla but sometimes strawberry. That's also how he likes chicken nuggets. Go figure.
I think it's a kid thing. Mine will eat anything if I give her ketchup to dip it in.... I've seen her dip strawberries, broccoli and grapes in ketchup. :eek:
If I make fries at home, I sometimes sprinkle them with furikake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furikake).
Jester2000
10-19-2009, 15:00
Soft serve chocolate ice cream.
Don't say ewwww... try it!
You're a freak. You're going to ruin your rep as a trail gourmand.
Poutine in Montreal.
Vinegar in Ireland.
Ketchup everywhere else.
ShoelessWanderer
10-19-2009, 15:01
I'm in VA. Gotta get Chick-fil-a waffle fries with their bbq sauce..yummy! Also enjoy fries with gravy or cheese (seperatly)
I do have a few friends who eats mustard on their fries...not the strangest thing I've seen.
Ohhh...wendy's fries with frosty...very good! (It has to be the orig chocolate frosty though...none of those strange new ones.)
rambunny
10-19-2009, 15:04
Whatever that mass amount of fries and glop that Port Clinton hotel serves yum!
Dicentra
10-19-2009, 15:14
You're a freak. You're going to ruin your rep as a trail gourmand.
Everyone knows I'm a freak. Someone else posted about fries in their frosty. So I'm not the only one!
Here, have some cheese! :p
I love honey mustard dressing to dip them in. So good! Or homemade tartar sauce. Yum!
Wrangler88
10-19-2009, 15:33
Depends on where you go around here ...
Dairy Queen its gravy.
Sonic would be chili cheese.
At a burger place it'd be mustard or ketchup.
I actually enjoy hot mustard from McDonalds. Or honey mustard at Chick-fil-a.
BBQ sauce is good as well.
Pretty much anything. But I'd still say ketchup is most popular.
Try mustard with a potato chip. It's not bad.
I am stunned that nobody gave a bow to Pulp Fiction ..... a'la, 1:32
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLtwFugudZE
FritztheCat
10-19-2009, 18:09
Bacon!
Oh wait, wrong thread.
Wife likes ketchup and mayonaise mixed together :eek: and I like either ketchup or Texas Pete.
Dicentra
10-19-2009, 18:12
Bacon!
Oh wait, wrong thread.
Wife likes ketchup and mayonaise mixed together :eek: and I like either ketchup or Texas Pete.
Bacon Salt! :) :banana
ShelterLeopard
10-20-2009, 11:44
Wait, wait, wait- too many threads have been warped in the name of bacon. (I myself have bacon-warped my share of non bacon related threads) Oh, to heck with it. BACON
Actually, around here, a lot of people do eat melted cheese on their fries with bacon bits on it.
ShelterLeopard
10-20-2009, 11:47
You're a freak. You're going to ruin your rep as a trail gourmand.
Poutine in Montreal.
Vinegar in Ireland.
Ketchup everywhere else.
I've never heard of Poutine- at first I thought you meant Potcheen (homeade potato vodka). Which, could be interesting. It is, after all, made from potato.
French fries are just a vehicle for flavor du jour... me, I like Heinz 57. When I get off the trail, though, I crave them with just salt and lots of it.
Jester2000
10-20-2009, 12:08
I've never heard of Poutine- at first I thought you meant Potcheen (homeade potato vodka). Which, could be interesting. It is, after all, made from potato.
Actually spelled Poteen and pronounced Potcheen, I don't put Ketchup or any other topping on it. Although I understand it goes well with bacon.
ShelterLeopard
10-20-2009, 12:17
Thanks Jester- I'm never sure how to spell that!!!
Fun post.
Ketchup or BBQ sauce is the norm here in the midwest. I never tried mustard or vinegar but why not? Did the mayo thing overseas and they were just fine. We have a concoction here in the Ozarks with fries, melted cheese, jalapeno peppers, bacon bits, topped with sour cream. with a spicy ranch dressing dip. Al heart attack on a plate. It is called the mountain man platter.
WritinginCT
10-21-2009, 14:25
If they are fresh french fries (meaning the non-frozen kind) then just plain old salt is perfect.
For the rest - ketchup is a standard as is sweet & sour sauce.
I'm not a big mustard fan at all, although I do know people that put mustard on their fries.
beakerman
10-21-2009, 14:49
ahh the lowly french fry...there are many things Illike on mine:
other than the obvious things I like salt and vinegar, mustard is good but its better in your chilli (don't knock it until you have tried it) but my favorite thing now is blue cheese dressings like you get with your hot wings...mmmm...of course wing sauce is good too.
saimyoji
10-21-2009, 14:56
equal parts ketchup and wasabi.
Wrangler88
10-21-2009, 15:19
Yeah, actually I DO see a lot of people either mix up ketchup and mayo or ketchup and mustard.
ShelterLeopard
10-22-2009, 13:12
equal parts ketchup and wasabi.
I do that TOO!!! I use wasabi powder in ketchup...
I also you sauce from hot wings.
Jester2000
10-22-2009, 14:17
Thanks Jester- I'm never sure how to spell that!!!
If you spell it correctly, people in the know will think you very clever, or a bit of a drunk. Or, more likely, both.
ShelterLeopard
10-22-2009, 14:22
Jester, are you a clever drunk??? ;)
Jack Tarlin
10-22-2009, 17:58
1. Yes, he is.
2. And he's too old for you.
or she's to young for him? :eek:
Jester2000
10-22-2009, 18:45
Depending on how mentally mature she is she may be too old for me.
Jack Tarlin
10-22-2009, 18:55
Along with the other 280 million Americans older than three....... :D
ShelterLeopard
10-22-2009, 19:30
Hey, who said I'm interested in anyone in the first place ?!?!? (No offense, Jester...)
(Besides, the drunks I go for can't be as clever as I am...)
ShelterLeopard
10-22-2009, 19:35
Although, this may be an improvment- for a while, no one on whiteblaze knew I was female- was getting a lot of posts that started "I don't know, this guy ShelterLeopard might have a point" and "this dude SL" etc... Someone even responded to my PM about some of his gear, starting "Dear Sir".
timebreaks
10-22-2009, 22:27
I'm with Dicentra: chocolate ice cream/milkshake/Frosty on fries is pretty good.
My climbing buddies think I'm crazy for that one, though.
Cheese and bacon is my usual go-to.
Poutine is pretty amazing as well.
jnanagardener
10-22-2009, 22:50
I love fries lightly salted and ranch dressing or blue cheese dressing. Try it. I don't like to eat after 8PM; maybe checking whiteblaze before bed was a bad idea...I'm hungry right now!
ShelterLeopard
10-23-2009, 11:27
Chocolate shake on ice cream= pretty good, actually. But I saw someone put chocolate sauce on their fries... ugh.
Nicksaari
10-23-2009, 12:50
i will buy you a frosty at wendy's for you to dip your fries and you will retract your statement and find that fries and chocolate are quite a harmonious combination, esp after hiking 20 clicks:banana
ShelterLeopard
10-23-2009, 13:05
As I just said, fries + chocolate shake= good. Fries + chocolate SAUCE= ugh...
:dance
PS- I love this dancing ghost guy.
hikingshoes
10-23-2009, 14:21
Mustard/ketchup on fries,and A1 on the burger.
mustard and ketchup with my fries, same on my burger.
/from ohio, but I'm not sure that's where I got it, just like it I guess.
Cookerhiker
10-23-2009, 20:05
I lived for a time in Kentucky where they served sweet potato fries with a creamy horseradish sauce. Excellent combination!!!!
Hmm now that I'm a Kentuckian, I need to try that.
GrubbyJohn
10-23-2009, 20:18
love mine with spicy brown mustard.... got started in va beach to keep my buddies from eating them...... oh yea west virginia is home
FaceplantOG
10-23-2009, 21:41
Old bay goes perfect on fries here in Maryland
When I was in Salt Lake City, Utah they had what they called Fry Sauce. It was sort of a mix of Russian Dressing and Vinegar and served in a little dipping cup. Not bad, but it won't replace ketchup.
SmokyMtn Hiker
10-23-2009, 23:12
I have lived in western NC all my life and have seen nothing but ketchup put on fries untill the idea of Chili Cheese Fries came along, but I have heard of people putting mustard on them. I don't care for mustard period so I don't put it on anything unless it comes on a something I ordered from a restaraunt and they put it on there. McDonalds fries are best just eating with nothing on them period, just my preference.
Jaybird62
10-23-2009, 23:16
old bay and vinegar
Jaybird62
10-23-2009, 23:17
i will buy you a frosty at wendy's for you to dip your fries and you will retract your statement and find that fries and chocolate are quite a harmonious combination, esp after hiking 20 clicks:banana
That is quite the combination.....Jr. bacon cheeseburgers....mmmmmm:D
Friar_Tuck
10-23-2009, 23:38
I like to dip fries in Tzatziki Sauce. It's that creamy cucumber yogurt sauce from Greek Restaurants. Yummy!
Wise Old Owl
10-23-2009, 23:42
Malt vinegar
Sharp Cheddar(Block) sliced thin and a touch of milk and Grey Poupon to taste melted and poured over the fries.
Nearly Normal
10-24-2009, 19:19
Are these organically grown potatos?
Dicentra
10-25-2009, 12:46
I like to dip fries in Tzatziki Sauce. It's that creamy cucumber yogurt sauce from Greek Restaurants. Yummy!
Oooohh... I bet that is yummy! I'm so trying that! :cool:
DaveJohns
10-25-2009, 14:09
Yea, I am a mustard fanatic, so I skip the ketchup and go straight for the mustard, every time. But I think i may be the only one here in n.alabama.
Then again, I am trying to avoid fried foods these days, so meh.
I like to dip fries in Tzatziki Sauce. It's that creamy cucumber yogurt sauce from Greek Restaurants. Yummy!
That would be awesome with baked sweet potato "fries"!
Dicentra
10-27-2009, 13:43
That would be awesome with baked sweet potato "fries"!
ZOMG! YES!!! :banana
Ya know... If we packed in the tzaziki we could totally do this on the trail...
Powell19
11-23-2009, 22:55
There's an all night place called City Cafe in Chattanooga, TN that does home fries with brown gravy and cheddar cheese. They call 'em disco fries, and they're awesome, especially after you've had a couple pints/shots too many and you need to get yourself straightened out with grease and carbs.
sprinkle some cajun seasoning in blue cheese dressing.........then dip the fries in that. YUM!
the goat
11-24-2009, 11:44
old bay, mayo, and a little ketchup.
Jester2000
11-24-2009, 11:49
old bay, mayo, and a little ketchup.
I forgot about Old Bay! Excellent!
Two traditions from Burlington, VT:
Vinegar on Al's French Fries, or
Fries 'n' Gravy from Nector's
If you're from the area, sorry I just made you drool.
I also dip in tartar sauce (when there's any leftover after I've dipped my fried clams)
So I'm stuck at work right now and we have a country station on, and there's a song by this North Carlolina guy talking about the things he likes the most.
One of them is "mustard on my fries."
So, quick question.
Up here, it's pretty much ketchup. When I lived in Europe, in some places it was mayonnaise :eek: . In Maryland, at the right diner, they'll give you gravy, which is actually pretty good.
But this "mustard on my fries" thing is new to me.
So tell us, where do you live, and what goes on the fries?
Ranch Dressing....yum:o
Chips (fries) and curry sauce is very popular in England (more so up north). As is chips, cheese and beans (especially after a night out on the town).
Oh yeah!! I forgot chile and cheese! Now I'm hungry.
I've had them that way, too. Extra good. I don't remember where, though.
In New England, ketchup is the way we do it.
Side note: Chile is the country. Chili is the pepper (which the sauce is named for).
I forgot to mention that a friend from the Boston area used to have fries with Russian or Thousand Island dressing on them (sort of like ketchup and mayo together). I liked that, too.
MuffinMan11
12-21-2009, 14:27
I love mustard and go through it like crazy at home, maybe a large bottle every two weeks and maybe go through a large bottle of ketchup every year. But when it comes to fries its ketchup for my go to option. Every once in a while I will mix the ketchup and mustard or just use mustard without a problem if there is no ketchup. If I can get it though I will use white gravy over them both. If not one of these three Ill just eat them plain with plenty of seasoning (cajun is best)
mweinstone
12-21-2009, 19:02
naked.i like nothing between me and food. condiments are weird. salt is weird. yall weird.leave the frys alone.
warraghiyagey
12-21-2009, 19:05
frys need salt. . . .
Spirit Walker
12-21-2009, 20:33
In France we used mustard, but I liked the Belgian mayo better. Now I usually use barbeque sauce, if anything. Occasionally mayo, especially when hiking.
LIhikers
12-21-2009, 22:15
I like mustard on cheese, so if it's cheesy fries then I can see mustard. Otherwise, it's pepper and katshup on regular fries for me.
drifters quest
12-22-2009, 20:18
In Wyoming it is Ranch dressing. I like either ketchup or dipping it in a shake/frosty
I mix up mayo, mustard, cayanne, and garlic, good on burgers too.
Fish and Chips. Malt vinegar. Pint of half and half.
I've lived across the US and abroad. I've used mustard, vinegar, ranch dressing, and most recently Chick-fil-A sauce on my fries. I can't remember the last time I used ketchup? I grew up using ketchup. With out notice I've evolved to putting just about anything else on my fries. Potatoes are versatile like that.
My favorite is sweet potato fries with butter and brown sugar! :D
gunner76
12-23-2009, 19:12
I like mustard on everything including fries
So I'm stuck at work right now and we have a country station on, and there's a song by this North Carlolina guy talking about the things he likes the most.
One of them is "mustard on my fries."
So, quick question.
Up here, it's pretty much ketchup. When I lived in Europe, in some places it was mayonnaise :eek: . In Maryland, at the right diner, they'll give you gravy, which is actually pretty good.
But this "mustard on my fries" thing is new to me.
So tell us, where do you live, and what goes on the fries?
Probably honey mustard.
for me its pretty much Ketchup or some form of cheddar or nacho cheese.
though here in PA, I've see others who also like Ranch dressing, BBQ sauce, Italian dressing, and on a rare occasion mustard (origanla or spicy)
...and if your my roommate, that all at once.
The best is salsa. Of course I live in New Mexico.
I am very worried about my upcoming thru hike. Where can you get green chili?
AUhiker90
02-24-2010, 20:14
Tartar sauce!
Where can you get green chili?
Good luck with that. Can't even get Rosarita here. Sad. Only tamales I have seen are canned.
I have a question. How do you decide whether to use ketchup or catsup?
Jester2000
02-25-2010, 11:07
I have a question. How do you decide whether to use ketchup or catsup?
Depends on how fresh the cats are. I find spring is the best time for catsup.