Why do you want to shut down McDonalds?

[Spymaster]

Such a thing exists and looks lovely:

Crispy and Creamy Long Mashed Potato Fries - Much Butter

Long mashed potato fries is creative modification between mashed potato and french fries that went viral in some places. It's delicious and addicting!

muchbutter.com

That's a thing in itself though. A different type of food altogether which, as you say, looks delicious.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

The natural beef flavour is because people complained when they stopped frying in lard. There's no actual beef in the UK ones because of our large hindu population. Unlike the US.

 

[Serge Forward]

The answer is, they don't.

Okay, they're not always reconstituted mash, but they are usually full of crap (see my previous post). Now I'm not saying these things are inedible or disgusting, as they can be quite tasty and addictive. But I do want to know whether I'm getting a chip (fried spud) or a "French fry" (fried spud with possible variations and additives).

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Okay, they're not always reconstituted mash, but they are usually full of crap (see my previous post). Now I'm not saying these things are inedible or disgusting, as they can be quite tasty and addictive. But I do want to know whether I'm getting a chip (fried spud) or a "French fry" (fried spud with possible variations and additives).

Oven chips seem pretty similar tbh

Straight Cut Home Chips | Products | McCain

Our Straight Cut Home Chips are made from top quality potatoes allowing them to have a crispy outside & a fluffy inside. Learn more at McCain today.

www.mccain.co.uk

 

[Spymaster]

Okay, they're not always reconstituted mash, but they are usually full of crap (see my previous post). Now I'm not saying these things are inedible or disgusting, as they can be quite tasty and addictive. But I do want to know whether I'm getting a chip (fried spud) or a "French fry" (fried spud with possible variations and additives).

Well they're no more full of crap than other frozen chips are. That's not a McDonalds thing though, it's a frozen chip thing.

 

[Serge Forward]

Well they're no more full of crap than other frozen chips are. That's not a McDonalds thing though, it's a frozen chip thing.

Fair point but I assumed we were talking about chippy chips. My son worked in a fish and chips shop and said they bought the spuds, dumped them in the chip cutting machine then deep fat fried them in oil. No mucking about with all the other stuff.

 

[Spymaster]

Fair point but I assumed we were talking about chippy chips. My son worked in a fish and chips shop and said they bought the spuds, dumped them in the chip cutting machine then deep fat fried them in oil. No mucking about with all the other stuff.

Some undoubtedly still do it the old fashioned way like that, and more power to them. I strongly suspect though, that the vast majority of chippies nowadays are using frozen, pre-cut stuff, along with batter mixes and in most cases, frozen fish.

 

[T & P]

I don't know. Why would they piss about with a chip?

We Broke Down the 19 Ingredients in McDonald's French Fries to Find Out What We're Eating

One of them is also found in silly putty.

spoonuniversity.com

Fuck me, that is absolutely shocking.

 

[Spymaster]

Fuck me, that is absolutely shocking.

No it isn't!

Seven of those are the same thing (oil) and one is potatoes.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Fuck me, that is absolutely shocking.

I know. It's terrible journalism.

 

[moochedit]

There's no actual beef in the UK ones because of our large hindu population. Unlike the US.

Got a link for that? i'm a bit sceptical.

 

[moochedit]

I don't know. Why would they piss about with a chip?

We Broke Down the 19 Ingredients in McDonald's French Fries to Find Out What We're Eating

One of them is also found in silly putty.

spoonuniversity.com

That in uk or us? I think the us one's have more of the dodgy ingrediants (not saying uk ones are perfect)

 

[Spymaster]

Got a link for that? i'm a bit sceptical.

It's PETA bollocks.

McDonald’s UK customers panic after Peta claims chain’s French fries aren’t vegan

Environmental organisation claimed that ‘even McDonald’s FRIES aren’t suitable for vegetarians’

www.independent.co.uk

 

[T & P]

No it isn't!

Seven of those are the same thing (oil) and one is potatoes.

Two of those oils are about as healthy as dogshit, as well as being completely unnecessary. Not to mention cunting processed wheat, and cunting processed milk. I'm surprised they resisted the temptation to sprinkle a bit of enriched plutonium for good luck.

 

[Spymaster]

Two of those oils are about as healthy as dogshit, as well as being completely unnecessary. Not to mention cunting processed wheat, and cunting processed milk. I'm surprised they resisted the temptation to sprinkle a bit of enriched plutonium for good luck.

I don't think anyone's claiming that it's health food.

 

[Serge Forward]

That in uk or us? I think the us one's have more of the dodgy ingrediants (not saying uk ones are perfect)

To be fair, much of the food in North America is adulterated shite, and fat and salt content is often off the scale.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Got a link for that? i'm a bit sceptical.

I read it in a book about McDonalds years ago. However, this article confirms the US version is not vegetation, but if you look at the ingredients for the UK you will find it is.

McDonalds Fries Are Vegetarian in India but Not in the U.S.

McDonald's policy regarding gestation crates and chickens changed, but its fries still aren't vegetarian. They contain beef—here are the facts.

www.treehugger.com

McDonald's Fries - Saver Menu

McDonald's Fries. Fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside, our fries are cut from whole potatoes.

www.mcdonalds.com

 

[Saul Goodman]

I don't think anyone's claiming that it's health food.

What, even if you order a diet Coke with it?

 

[moochedit]

I read it in a book about McDonalds years ago. However, this article confirms the US version is not vegetation, but if you look at the ingredients for the UK you will find it is.

McDonalds Fries Are Vegetarian in India but Not in the U.S.

McDonald's policy regarding gestation crates and chickens changed, but its fries still aren't vegetarian. They contain beef—here are the facts.

www.treehugger.com

McDonald's Fries - Saver Menu

McDonald's Fries. Fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside, our fries are cut from whole potatoes.

www.mcdonalds.com

Must admit i skim read the thread and i thought you were talking about the burgers not having beef not the fries. Hence the sceptism

 

[hash tag]

Wrong. Mac's fries are not pure potato. I see they even have beef flavouring in them.

McDonald's French Fries Aren't Just Potatoes — Here's What's in Them

Discover the 10 plus ingredients in McDonald's french fries and find out more about how they are made.

www.allrecipes.com

It's PETA bollocks.

McDonald’s UK customers panic after Peta claims chain’s French fries aren’t vegan

Environmental organisation claimed that ‘even McDonald’s FRIES aren’t suitable for vegetarians’

www.independent.co.uk

TBF, that's not the only site claiming their fries are not vegetarian ( my earlier link also mentions " natural beef flavouring). But hey, who cares, MCs is shite.

 

[Spymaster]

TBF, that's not the only site claiming their fries are not vegetarian ( my earlier link also mentions " natural beef flavouring).

That’s because it refers to the US market, not the British one.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

TBF, that's not the only site claiming their fries are not vegetarian ( my earlier link also mentions " natural beef flavouring). But hey, who cares, MCs is shite.

See my post above

 

[hash tag]

See my post above

TBH, I care not. Their fries, the simplest of foods are full of shit and they are a shit company, which is why I contributed to this thread ( of which there are several like it) in the first place. If people want to buy stuff from them, it's a free country and good luck to them.

 

[NoXion]

Pretty much every cafe and bistro in France, for starters.

I'm sure, but I thought that "French" fries were actually Belgian in origin? Although I think that's a somewhat understandable error to make, it took me an embarrassingly long time to realise that Poirot is Belgian not French.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

I'm sure, but I thought that "French" fries were actually Belgian in origin? Although I think that's a somewhat understandable error to make, it took me an embarrassingly long time to realise that Poirot is Belgian not French.

I mean it's pretty similar. Much of Belgium was part of France right?

 

[maomao]

I'm sure, but I thought that "French" fries were actually Belgian in origin? Although I think that's a somewhat understandable error to make, it took me an embarrassingly long time to realise that Poirot is Belgian not French.

French fries (though not with that name)were invented before Belgium became a state in its own right. There are references to French fries being sold during the French revolution in the 18th century and Belgium didn't become a country till 1830 or so.

 

[Yossarian]

Why would they piss about doing that when they can just cut the fucking spuds into the shape they want in the first place?

I don't think McDonald's do it, but one reason a company might make chip shapes out of potato slurry, is because, like Pringles, the product would be so processed it's basically pre-digested, meaning a person could eat a lot more of them without feeling full

 

[petee]

Pringles

Pringles.

 

[dessiato]

Quite a few years ago I, as part of a course I was doing, studied food legislation. There was, IIRC, a definition of fry v chip which related to the square area of the potato product. Again IIRC a chip had to have an area of ¼" x ¼", but it's a long time ago.

As I remember the difference, according to the regulations, was literally, as many are saying here, was the size with the skinny one being defined as fries and the thick ones being defined as chips. So, if you say fry you're referring to a specific product, and, of course, the same if you refer to a chip you mean a thicker cut potato product. They were not the same thing.

 

[Spymaster]

Quite a few years ago I, as part of a course I was doing, studied food legislation. There was, IIRC, a definition of fry v chip which related to the square area of the potato product. Again IIRC a chip had to have an area of ¼" x ¼", but it's a long time ago.

As I remember the difference, according to the regulations, was literally, as many are saying here, was the size with the skinny one being defined as fries and the thick ones being defined as chips. So, if you say fry you're referring to a specific product, and, of course, the same if you refer to a chip you mean a thicker cut potato product. They were not the same thing.

Whose “regulations” and “legislation” were these?