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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

What's with the pile in the middle? What style is that? Almost looks like hash brown, but without being held together.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] BigDiction 5 points 6 months ago

Nah the middle is better referred to as Haystack. Shoestring style is like McDonalds

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

If that's shoestring what the hell is the typical fast food cut called? I thought that was shoestring. 🤔

[–] Skhate_or_die 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I don't know if you're being silly or I need to point out I meant the fries. 🤣

[–] Skhate_or_die 2 points 6 months ago

Haha, yep I guess I was being silly. Had a few cocktails at happy hour and totally misunderstood that. 😂

[–] ChicoSuave 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Typical American fast food fries are a julienne cut. The tiny shoestring ones are also called matchstick fries.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Shoestring, julienne, matchstick, haystack

There seems to be some contention on this.

I'll just chalk that up to regional differences in naming. Like Soda vs Pop. I've never seen this in California. Where might I actually order "matchstick fries" or a "haystack?" :3

[–] redhorsejacket 1 points 6 months ago

Freddy's Steakburgers is a chain that serves matchstick style fries. Idk if they are in California, but they've popped up all over the Midwest. I hate them, but several of my friends swear by them. Different strokes for different folks I suppose.

[–] generalpotato 6 points 6 months ago

Now this is my kind of dish.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

no chicken tendies and choccy milk

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

I forgot about those skinny boys.

[–] gmtom 1 points 6 months ago

Peak British quinine.