France beat Belgium at the World Cup but who will win the much more important battle over deep-fried potatoes?
The European Commission was pulled into a debate over who owns the humble frite: Belgium or France.
August 1 is the international day of Belgian fries, with the frietkot/friterie (chip-stand) a staple of every city and village in Belgium. But France maintains it invented so-called French fries and has its own celebration on July 13.
