History and Facts

There is much debate and definitive evidence over the origin of the French fry. Spain, the Netherlands and France all claim this, none the less it is believed to have found its way to the American and English market as early as 19th century.

Having captured appetites of yesteryear they continue to please on demand as one of the most popular menu selling items.

Chipstix has repaved the way by capturing the enthusiasm in its presentation of the ultimate fried potato with a twist and cutting through flavor boundries in its choice of exclusive and mouth watering flavored salts so that you might enjoy your most favoured side order to go.

Potato consumption in the most recent years for much of the far and Middle East has increased as much as four times in some parts and as for the Western world it shows no sign of decline. French fries are proven to be one of the two most profitable menu items in a typical food service operation.

Countries like Japan, Korea and Hong Kong are amongst the biggest consumers to date, whereas in Ireland the potato has long been considered a part of their staple diet. In Australia, the UK, Ireland and New Zealand few towns are without a chip shop.

For every country listed below we have researched some interesting facts about their preferred tastes.  Chipstix can match one or more of its flavored salts to each listed country as a preferred condiment choice when ordering a Chipstix through its range of flavor salts.

Australia:  plain salt or chicken flavor, tomato ketchup and mayonnaise, sweet chilli or sour cream

Belgium: mayonnaise, curry-ketchup

Canada:  tomato ketchup and vinegar, cheese and gravy

Denmark , Sweden and Norway: tomato ketchup and remoulade sauce (almost like a tartar sauce)

France: tomato ketchup and mayonnaise (sometimes a mixture of the two) and Bearnaise sauce

Germany:  tomato ketchup, mayonnaise, and honey mustard

New Zealand: plainly salted or tomato ketchup and vinegar

Netherlands:  Mayonnaise, satay sauce, ketchup(relish) and apple sauce

Phillipines: Cheese, sour cream and BBQ

Poland: tomato ketchup, garlic sauce and mustard

United Kingdom: salt and vinegar, cheese, tomato ketchup, ( Scotland ) brown sauce and vinegar

United States:  tomato ketchup, mustard and malted vinegar, cheese and chilli cheese and ranch style dressing and jalapeños.

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