French fries are a mainstay of the fast-food industry.
If you order a hamburger in a fast-food restaurant, you will almost always be asked if you also want a side order of “fries.”
Even though the history of French fries is debated, Thomas Jefferson is said to have tasted them in Paris and later had them served at the White House.
These days, some experts estimate that the average American eats up to 29 pounds of these golden, fried spuds a year.
Because they’re fried in cooking oil, French fries are said to be an unctuous (see definition and pronunciation below) food choice, which should probably be consumed sparingly!
Cool word vocabulary question of the day: What are the pros and cons of eating unctuous foods?
UNCTUOUS: Oily, greasy; insincere earnestness, smug.
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