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France vs Belgium who truly own fries?Commission debate turned into a friesful fight!

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.

 

At the daily briefing for reporters on Wednesday, the Commission was asked if there were any plans for Belgian fries to receive special geographical protection from Brussels.“I’m not
aware that such a request has been made. As you know, member states can make such a request to the Commission which shall then be analyzed,” said spokesperson Mina Andreeva.Brussels awards geographical indications to protect foods originating from specific regions from being mimicked elsewhere. “I’m not aware of any existing requests,” Andreeva said.

“Les frites étaient françaises!” exclaimed another journalist in the room, continuing in English: “They are French. I’m sorry.”

Belgian mayonnaise brand Natura is pushing a petition asking Unesco to recognize fries and mayo as part of the country’s cultural heritage.

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