happy birthday, Belgium

[germanos]

Originally posted by alva


The dutch are welcome to join Flanders.

Next time you´ll arrange a Polymeet, I´ll join you

[Locutus]

That's actually a good idea

Until then: http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...hreadid=139350

/shameless plug

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Locutus
French fries are neither French nor Belgian. As far as I know they're American (the french refers to the verb 'to french').

Now, if you ever wanna try some real fries, try Flemish Fries, which is something completely different (well, it's still potato but very different from the McDonalds variety) and a thousand times better

http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mfrenchfry.html

They're a French invention. BTW you Dutchies are weird for putting mayo on French fries.

[alva]

The dutch are weird because they put sweet mayo on fries, we use sour-ish mayo.

[Dinner]

When I was in the Balkans they'd use mayo like the Dutch do and it wasn't to bad. They'd mix in paprika which was actually pretty good.

[Locutus]

It's better than that ketchup crap you Yanks put on it

[alva]

Ketchup (either tomato or curry), mayo and fine dice onion.

[Richelieu]

Fries + cheese curds + gravy = poutine = Arterial clogger.

[DeathByTheSword]

happy birthday, Belgium

good riddens

on some what related note...i am currently writing a paper (2 actually) about the arbitrary way belgium and the netherlands were split up (because the dutch indepence war, mostly amsterdams fault) and the other one about the economic shift from fladern to holland from the 13 thru to the 16 centuries...