薯条为什么要叫“French fries”
薯条为什么要叫“French fries”
很多人都知道薯条的英文是“Chips”,美国人称之为“French Fries”,直译过来就是“法国油炸马铃薯”,那为什么叫薯条为“法国油炸马铃薯”,薯条和法国有何渊源呢?
一位网友是这么解释的:
In fact, that is not their real name anyway. The popular food item was once called "Frenched Fries" since the potatoes were frenched -- meaning to be cut into large rectangular strips or spears. Frenched cuts are larger cuts than julienned cuts, otherwise they are pretty similar.
Americans tend to slur or reduce the sound at the end of some words. Hence Frenched Fries become French Fries, much like Iced Tea became Ice Tea.
Jicama is also commonly frenched:
This is the julienne cut.
其实呢,"French Fries"原为"Frenched Fries",其中的英语单词"Frenched"意为“切成条的”,而"Frenched"的条状比"julienned"的丝状要大些,这就是为什么叫薯“条”了。
该网友还温馨提示地贴了两张“frenched”和“julienned”的照片以帮助大家区别。真是良心网友啊!
当然关于“Frenched Fries”名称的由来还有其他的观点。
比如,以制作法式菜肴著名的托马斯·杰弗逊主张,薯条之所以被叫做French Fries(法式炸薯条)是因为其中的french是指法式深油炸,指的是它的烹饪方式。
还比如,有观点说是因为在第一次世界大战的时候,美国士兵在比利时吃到了这种薯条,觉得特别美味,而当时在比利时军队中的通用语言是法语,他们就以为是“法国的薯条”了,便想当然的称其为“French Fries”。
虽然“French Fries”的确切来源不得而知,但可以确定的,“French Fries”是真的跟法国没有半点关系。
上次炸薯条引起大家的关注,还是在2003年的伊拉克战争期间,因为法国反对战争,一些愤怒的“挺战 ”美国人要消灭一切与法国有关的名称,甚至建议把“法式薯条”(French fry)改称“自由薯条”(Freedom fry),一时落下笑柄。