The French fry revolution

I was thinking about French fries the other day. They seem to get a bum rap of sorts. French fries are always second fiddle to some other food -- hamburgers, hot dogs, steaks, fish -- and the list goes on and on. French fries are never mentioned first on menus.

French fries are the Ed McMahon of the food world. For those of you who remember "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson, Ed was Johnny's sidekick. Ed always laughed at Johnny's jokes and was often the subject of some of them.

French fries are very similar to Ed. French fries are hamburgers' sidekick. Hamburger is the marquee name on the menu and the lowly French fry is relegated to support status on the side item menu.

Steak has such an ego that it has even forced its companion fries to adopt its name, steak fries. That is ridiculous and, in my opinion, could be considered bullying.

I, however, think French fries deserve better than second-banana status. I would argue that French fries deserve to be the headliner.

Who doesn't love a nice crispy French fry? The slight crunch along with the rush of good old carb-loading makes for a delicacy for all occasions.

Just like Ed McMahon had his time in the spotlight delivering the Publisher's Clearing House sweepstakes I would love to see the French fry get their time to shine. Maybe someone should start a restaurant that only serves dishes made up primarily of French fries.

The website Taste of Homes lists some very interesting uses for French fries. Some of the more interesting ones are; Shepherd's Inn Breakfast Pie, Loaded French Fry Dip, Poutine, and the list goes on and on.

Or at the very least let's start putting French fries first when we place our orders at restaurants. Let's say I'll have some French fries and a hamburger or fries and fish.

Once we have elevated fries to their proper status then we can start working on the Doc Severinsen of the food realm, ketchup. Don't even get me started on how poor, old ketchup is mistreated and disrespected.

Although ketchup has caused me pain in the past, I still want to help him. I dropped a bottle of ketchup on my foot and it caused huge pain to my toes.

I leave it there for now and hope y'all catch up to my line about my toes.

Editorial on 07/21/2019

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