I love french fries but...

Philippines
May 15, 2008 2:17am CST
I noticed that more and more fastfood use dehydrated potatoes. I prefer fresh potatoes! I do not enjoy eating french fries now because I do not really like the taste of dehydrated potatoes. Sometimes, I do not have a choice though because as I have said, more and more fastfood offer this kind of french fries now. What do you think?
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12 responses
@mommyboo (13174)
• United States
23 May 08
I know McDonalds uses bags of frozen french fries, they come that way to the store on long haul trucks. I thought they were fresh, I mean you pop the frozen fries into the baskets to deep fry, they don't need to be 'reconstituted first' or anything. I actually am not a big fry fan, now and then I get a craving but I am pickier now, I only want fresh ones. If they were not just cooked, they are limp and yucky and that ruins the point of splurging to get them in the first place.
@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
22 May 08
I love french fries a lot and I can just take it dolce whether fresh or dehydrated!LOL!But, this time I am really trying to minimize my addiction to this since I know it's not healthy for me!LOL!
@flowerchilde (12529)
• United States
22 May 08
hmmm, I'll have to keep my eyes open for those.. usually what makes a fry for me is the salt! If I drive away and then find they lack salt, I'll still eat them.. but really, what's the point!
@bagumbayan (2705)
• Philippines
19 May 08
In fact they are not potatoes, i supposed, just vegetable made like potatoes. I like KFC french fries, it is soft and true potatoes. Other than dehydrated, it is like stone after few minutes in the table. But we have to do with it, it usually goes with our order of sandwiches and chicken oe pork.
@julyteen (13252)
• Davao, Philippines
17 May 08
i love potatoes it doesn't matter how it is cook. fast food chain now offers french fries everytime you order them. Jollibee and McDo are number one. we have no choice now all we eat has chemicals. much better if we refrain eating or using it.
@hcpoirot (1562)
• Indonesia
17 May 08
I had to say, it easier and quicker to used dehydrated potatoes in fast food chains than to use a fresh ones. Anyway, it doesnt bother me cause I rarely eat any fried potatoes outside. I prefer to fried the potatoes myself cause i got a little box machine that you can fries potato any time at my home. Much easier and cheaper too.
@minnie_98214 (10557)
• United States
15 May 08
That is why I love going to my moms work to eat. It is a middle eastern style restaurant and they still fry up fresh potato fries they are so yummy. I still eat fast food fries too but fresh are so much better for sure.
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
15 May 08
I love french fries too but I did not know they are dehydrated either. They do not look dehydrated to me. I have a dehydrater and if they were dehydrated, it looks like I would surely realise it. Our dehydrater really dries the food out. the fries are moist and they do hold the grease that they are cooked in. I love the new way they cook fries these days in restaurants.
@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
15 May 08
Hi dolce_vita! I do love french fries and I really don't care before if it was dehydrated or if it was soaked in cooking oil that will clog my arteries. But that was before, i am a changed woman now. haha.. As much as it is my favorite, I have avoided it as much as I can. Not really good for my health. Take Care and God Bless! Happy Mylotting!
@gxnfly (1147)
• China
15 May 08
I don't like any fastfood ,neither french fries.Fast food does no good to your health.Since you don't have a choice as you have said.So why not just stopping eat ?You don't like it anyway.You could try more healthy food.
@bjcyrix (6901)
• Philippines
15 May 08
Hi! What exactly is a dehydrated potato? Well, doesnt McDonalds have their own recipe for the Fries so they use the fresh ones? Just like they have their own poultry for the chicken and the eggs. Tahts what I know but I could be wrong since the prices of things are shooting up and maybe they are cost cutting or something. Again, Im not sure. I love fries too and I love them homemade. If and when there are potatoes in the pantry. I would beat our cook to it and make some fries so sometimes our meal that was supposed to have potatoes as ingredient will be potato-less. Or our cook will just make another kind of meal that doesnt require potato.^_^ I hope those fastfood people will go back to fresh foods in serving, even if its fast food it has to be good food too.
• United States
15 May 08
I love french fries but the only disadvantage with them is they are high calorie food.. I like it if they are soft and tasty than dry and deep fried ones. It is purely the taste of potato that only potato lovers can appreciate and there's nothing more in them. of course, some fastfood centres do not bring out french fries well and it all depends on the quality of the potatoes cuz other than that, they need no cooking expertise. So, I eat only from those where I find them good, and I won't trust eating at new fastfood centres so easily.