> And of course neither "french" fries nor "french" toast have a thing to > do with France. In the first case, IIRC, the dish in question > originated in Belgium
Are you sure sure ? Some cooking books of my grand mother said it comes from Paris, near the Pont Neuf in 1890. They may not be right, but, why do we call this french fries, if it comes from belgium -- Michaël Scherer
