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72 Comments:
dip them in a chocolate milkshake!
evilchefmom at 8:33PM on 07/08/08
blue cheese sauce
Carosone at 8:41PM on 07/08/08
I like your cuisine...what about some awesome onion rings? Something "mayonaisey"?
BethDuPay at 8:49PM on 07/08/08
Ask anyone from Utah about fry sauce! I am not from there, but lived there and it is simple and awesome. I just don't know what is actually in it..........
izatryt at 9:03PM on 07/08/08
As I write this very post, I'm dipping some hot and freshly made french fries into thick and creamy white peppered gravy. MMmmmm....
FastFoodCritic at 9:06PM on 07/08/08
@FFC - You are pure evil! ;-D
izatryt at 9:09PM on 07/08/08
A mixture of your favorite barbeque sauce and mayo. Mmmm . . .
By the way, I was raised in Utah (but now living in NY for over 15 years). There are different "recipes" for fry sauce depending on where you eat, but fry sauce is essentially a mixture of ketchup, mayo and chili sauce. And yes, it is awesome.
yankeesgal at 9:09PM on 07/08/08
Mustard!
poke87 at 9:23PM on 07/08/08
Hot sauce and homemade mayo!
My favourite thing back home in England is either curry chips/fries or gravy ones- or gravy and cheese! Yum!
laurakitty at 9:24PM on 07/08/08
recently i've been combining Japanese mayo, chili flakes and nori & bonito flakes
Ultrateg at 9:31PM on 07/08/08
Bearnaise, please.
lemons at 10:19PM on 07/08/08
oooohh bernaise and the choc. shakes are definite winners. Also can't go wrong with vinegar, and I do enjoy honey mustard sauce as well.
bobcatsteph3 at 10:41PM on 07/08/08
mayo mixed with horseradish and sour cream.
cybercita at 10:45PM on 07/08/08
A meaty brown gravy. And lots of it. Mushrooms in the gravy wouldn't hurt anything.
ccbweb at 11:14PM on 07/08/08
Dress them like nachos. A local pub where I live served them, then the owner decided the "Irish Nachos" didn't belong on the menu. Now his customers are angry.
beth1 at 11:30PM on 07/08/08
homemade aioli! preferably homemade french fries or sweet potato fries...
ChristineB at 11:31PM on 07/08/08
Ranch dressing is always a winner!
lwalther at 12:37AM on 07/09/08
Ken's steakhouse honey mustard
horseradish sauce
bbq sauce
sirachi
tabasco
wasabi mayo
kewpie mayo
blooming onion sauce
cheese whiz
JerzeeTomato at 12:50AM on 07/09/08
Mayo plus ketchup plus tabasco. Mmmm.
unarata at 12:55AM on 07/09/08
Am I the only heretic that is satisfied with plain ketchup?
(Although the "Irish Nachos" sound deliciouss ...)
kfarrel3 at 1:05AM on 07/09/08
hot dog chili
smile at 1:30AM on 07/09/08
I'm in Wyoming, and fry sauce is available at Burger King, but they limit how many you get - like 1 packet per order of fries. It is just ketchup + mayo + hot sauce, so yummy.
I like to dip one end in ketchup and one end in ranch, then eat, but strangely, I don't like it when the ketchup and ranch touch on the fry, only in my mouth. Weird I know.
lo82070 at 1:37AM on 07/09/08
Remoulade. We serve our romemary frites with a side of this mayo-pickle-dill-lemon sauce. AWESOME.
sailordave at 2:01AM on 07/09/08
Frite Sauce! It's the best. Just mix mayo with a bit of really good Dijon mustard, and maybe some garlic or lemon zest. It is the French fry's perfect mate. Or for sweet frites, I make a maple Dijon creme fraiche, with Dijon and whole grain mustards, maple syrup, and, of course, creme fraiche. It's like a French-American honey mustard, but better.
Kerry at 4:39AM on 07/09/08
It depends on the shape of the fry. Ketchup, of course for steak fries and crinkle-cut fries.
Salt & Vinegar for English-style heavy 'chips' or HP sauce.
And plain salt for skinny fries!
HeartofGlass at 5:13AM on 07/09/08
@unarata - I just discovered Heinz makes a Tabasco Ketchup - one less step for me! the combo is good on cucumber slices too, oddly... (heresy in a fried food thread, I know...)
cowprintrabbit at 7:59AM on 07/09/08
Ooh, or minced garlic, coarse salt & olive oil!
cowprintrabbit at 8:00AM on 07/09/08
Back when I ate at McDonald's (>20 years ago), I'd order a strawberry sundae with a lot of chopped nuts and small fries. Fries were great dipped. Or I'd order small fries and saimin, throw the fries inside the saimin and push them to the bottom, so they would get bloated. Back when their fries were awesome -- fried in a beef lard mixture. *sigh*
Typically, I'll eat my fries with a mixture of mayonnaise, ketchup, and yellow mustard. The mixture being roughly mayonnaise 70%, ketchup 29.5%, and mustard 0.5%.
There's always chili cheese fries, like the ones at Steak n Shake or chili cheese tots from Sonic. I can't stomach Skyline chili more than once every 2 years...and I always regret it when I do go.
Cassaendra at 8:02AM on 07/09/08
Curry dipping sauce!
First time I had this was at a dive bar in Manhattan (Fiddlesticks). Amazing sauce. I've seen it at a few different places since than, but this is my favorite dipping sauce.
I used to like multiple gravy's until trying the Poutine's in Montreal... they really were inedible (despite my addiction to disco fries).
BirdDoggie at 8:29AM on 07/09/08
"Pink mayonnaise:" equal parts mayo and ketchup with just a dollop of mustard. Sometimes there is some bbq sauce in there too. Simple, easy, and delicious!
Vegetarianka at 9:23AM on 07/09/08
I would have to agree with Jerzee. Everything she said is awesome. I've had every one.
Irish Nachos are amazing-especially when you add crab meat. Uhhh. I want this. Now.
Chili Cheese Fries
Mixture of Mayo or Horseradish sauce and Ketchup
Ranch Dressing
Last, but NOT least...Salt and Vinegar for Beach Fries!! Man they are good. Love me some Thrasher's Fries.
Butrflygirly at 9:29AM on 07/09/08
Fries and a Frosty (from Wendy's...though any chocolate ice cream or milkshake will also work...)
It's delicious, I promise!!
luswim06 at 10:03AM on 07/09/08
bbq sauce.. honey bbq sauce that is!! delish with fries!!! 5 guys fries rocks!
meganethomas at 10:47AM on 07/09/08
Big steak cut fries, fresh from the fryer and salted are absolutely awesome when dipped into rich sour cream that's been mixed with snipped chives and black pepper. Seriously.
Otherwise, I like malt vinegar. I apply it fry by fry so's to not make them soggy.
Amandarama at 11:01AM on 07/09/08
Mayonnaise with a dollop of diced pickled jalapenos.
gb944 at 11:20AM on 07/09/08
Malt vinegar, hands down. For sweet potatoes, balsamic vinegar reduction is the best dip ever!
brooke29 at 11:31AM on 07/09/08
Ranch dressing. SUCH A FAT KID THING TO DO but I love it!!
@beth1 - I had those the other day, REALLY crispy, delicious waffle fries dressed like nachos!! They were a special where I was eating, but we requested they make them a permanent part of the menu!
embolini9 at 11:41AM on 07/09/08
"especial sauce"
mayonnaise +ketchup+onions
= yummy
witheroad at 12:06PM on 07/09/08
This reminds me of a story. I live in my hometown of Baltimore now but for 18 years I resided in Los Angeles. French fries and gravy are indigenous to Baltimore. While in L.A. at Jerry's Deli in Studio City I asked the waitress for them. She looked at me and said, "I don't think we can do that". "Do you have hot roast beef sandwiches?", I asked her. "Yes we do", she replied. "OK", I said. "Take some of the gravy you would use for the roast beef and put it on my French Fries." Her eyes lit up as though she had just discovered a cure for cancer and she bounced away. (She probably wanted to be an actress, anyway).
RichardCrystal at 1:45PM on 07/09/08
bernaise definitely. preferably next to a nice rare steak on the plate.
megannesta at 2:04PM on 07/09/08
This has made me sooooo hungry. I have been craving some fries and Frosty from Wendy's for weeks now...
How about dunking your fries in either mayoketchup or in a ketchup/mustard mix???
I am off to making myself some fries... thanks for the inspiration!!
MadelynRodriguez at 2:50PM on 07/09/08
How about tartar sauce? I love fries dipped in tartar sauce, sometimes mixed with ketchup.
aungeinphx at 3:47PM on 07/09/08
Salt and vinegar...yum!
Traveller at 3:56PM on 07/09/08
Thick and chunky blue cheese dressing.
RedSquirrel at 4:28PM on 07/09/08
mayonnaise spiked with white vinegar, salt, and pepper is divine with fries. or get fancy and make garlic scape aioli!
thewoundedchef at 5:04PM on 07/09/08
homemade mayo with garlic scapes, garam masala and paprika.
midgepingleton at 8:27PM on 07/09/08
I'm a purist. Most of the time, just salt please. Sometimes malt vinegar. Occasionally, ketchup. Rarely, but so delicious - gravy.
PerkyMac at 9:00PM on 07/09/08
Perhaps it's just that we recently celebrated Canada Day an Quebec just celebrated its birthday, but there's nothing like a good poutine. Some fresh cheese curds (squeaky if possible) and some thick gravy. Then you've got yourself a heart attack worth having.
carvillian at 10:46PM on 07/09/08
How about some good old Arby's "Horsey" sauce? I used to love dipping my fries (and potato cakes) into Horsey sauce.
You can make it at home:
1 cup of Mayo
3 tablespoons of bottled horseraddish cream sauce
1 tablespoon or Sugar
foodwhores at 1:42AM on 07/10/08
BBQ sauce!!!
Schnauzer_Mama at 6:09AM on 07/10/08
Tzatziki sauce. Delicious!
Kerosena at 3:59PM on 07/10/08
Buffalo wing sauce
izatryt at 4:02PM on 07/10/08
Carl in Sling Blade sure liked "taters and mustard"
I always use Heinz ketchup but thousand island/russian dressing is good,
eatorama at 7:22PM on 07/10/08
I almost forgot-- gravy
eatorama at 7:23PM on 07/10/08
ALL OF THE ABOVE!
hammondcheese at 8:41PM on 07/10/08
in the Netherlands we usually eat fries with mayo, but our special fries are with mayo, curryketchup and raw onions, not mixed into one sauce, but you just sweep the fries through the different sauces. delicious. another one: fries mayo and peanut butter satay sauce! want to try? go check out http://www.pommesfrites.ws/ (2nd ave, NYC): best (Belgium) fries with huge nr of dipping sauces
lisetted at 9:42PM on 07/10/08
I love a belgian fries place in San Francisco called Frjtz (yes, no "i"), and they serve an amazing amount of dipping sauces. My favorites are the curried ketchup and the balsamic mayo...yum, yum, yum.
rosezilla at 10:34PM on 07/11/08
Tartar sauce
Michigander at 10:54PM on 07/11/08
Whenever I eat my french fries at home ...I always separate them on my plate in little bunches ..and then ...TADAAAA!!! ...I deep one bunch in my OH SO LOVE of my LIFE ...full of healthy LICOPENE ...that is KETCHUP (can't live w/out it) ... Then ...I dip other bunch in honey ... next bunch must have TARTAR SAUCE, NEXT bunch will be happy w smashed AVOCADO, NEXT bunch can easily slide in some DIJON MUSTARD and sometimes I dip last bunch in SOUR CREAM ...OH YUM!!! I'm full and HAPPY!!!
cocobypr at 9:16AM on 07/12/08
Heh... spicy cod roe mayo... I liked it at this one place and just last night made my own version... though not cod roe. Equal parts masago and mayo... (well, just mix it until it's about the right color/texture you like)... then dashes of hot sauce... I used Red Devil because I like the vinegary kick to that, but I'm sure tabasco would work. Or sriracha. Here's the tricky part: I kept putting more and more hot sauce and tasting a little but it never tasted that spicy to me. Then I dipped a piece of popcorn (what I had next to me) in it, a little, and whoo boy was it spicy! Something about the mayo keeps it tame until there's something else there, I was really like wha?! I didn't have french fries on hand so I dipped ciabatta (and more popcorn) into and scraped the bowl clean, sooooo good...
(There's an izakaya on St. Mark's Place that does steak fries with spicy cod roe mayo but it's not that spicy, there isn't enough roe, and the steak fries kind of overwhelm the dipping sauce anyway.)
Mmm... I think I'll make more of this today :)
feistyfoodie at 11:10AM on 07/12/08
mmmmmmmm I am going to fry some yummy fries after all this nonsense!
I'm with kfarrel3 in that I'm all about the regular KETCHUP!
However, cheese &/or bacon & chives on the fries can't hurt :-)
graciecat at 12:07PM on 07/12/08
Smother them with pulled pork, bbq sauce, and shredded cheese. Yummm...
fiveforefun at 12:44PM on 07/12/08
Okay - this is similar to the ketchup/bbq/mayo mix but I love Arby's sauce mixed with mayo on my fries! Yet I hate ketchup with the heat of a thousand suns!
spazgrrl1974 at 3:54PM on 07/12/08
mango ketchup, brah'....
iwannacook at 4:04PM on 07/12/08
We use Mircle Whip- which we also use to dip fried shrimp in. Yummy!
myownplace at 8:39PM on 07/12/08
Mayo!
meganaw at 1:01AM on 07/13/08
ice cream! i'm serious, everytime i happen to order a cone at mcD and french fries at the same time i always dip my fried into the cone! delicious!
wenday at 8:03AM on 07/13/08
I love truffle aioli! (mayo, fresh ground pepper, few drops of truffle oil.. you can shave a little truffle in if you have the real deal)
johnnytakes5 at 1:15AM on 07/14/08
I'm with wenday. You cannot beat Mickey D's fries dipped into a plain soft serve cone. It is like little bites of heaven. Heart attack inducing heaven, but heaven none the less!
GegeMac at 1:40AM on 07/14/08
Bleu Cheese Dressing with a few drops of Hot Sauce
or
Malt Vinegar and Salt
dvdjamm at 10:50AM on 07/14/08
Wow...so many good things.
Some of my favorites:
ketchup
buffalo sauce
vinegar!
Hillary
Chew on That
Chew on That at 11:13AM on 07/15/08
Anyone who hasn't tried this:
CURRY KETCHUP MIXED WITH MAYO
soooooo wicked.
hungrychristel at 11:35AM on 07/15/08