International French Fry Day

Despite its name, the French fry is not French. The origins of the French fry have been traced back to Belgium, where historians claim potatoes were being fried in the late-1600s.

According to local Belgian lore, poor villagers living in Meuse Valley often ate small fried fish they caught in the river. During the winter months the river would freeze over — making fishing impossible and forcing the villagers to find other sources of food.

Enter the potato. The villagers turned to the root plant, slicing and frying it much in the same way they prepared the fish. And just like that, the earliest French fries were born.

And... Who doesn't love them!

Belgian Fries, Curly Fries, Waffle fries, Kumara Fries, Poutine, Loaded Fries, you name it!

We'll be serving up a feast of French fries all day on Saturday the 13th of July so make sure you come along and sample the amazing world of the humble French fry!