When I grew up on the west coast, nobody put ketchup on fries ,just white vinegar. Out of a Coke bottle with a cap like a salt shaker.I have to bring packets of vinegar when go south.
Fried chicken with cream gravy, I miss that. My Grandmother on my mother's side was American.
Ya have to explain this. I love gravy on my fries, but vinegar? miles
Malt vinegar to be specific. I sprinkle the vinegar on first, let it soak in a bit then add the gravy. A good thick brown beef gravy is best. Been eating it since I was a young'un so going on 50+ years.
Putting Mayo on fries is a German thing. First time I saw was in Lahr Germany when I was over with the Canadian Armed Forces. Lots of military guys kept doing that when they came home. Most use Miracle Whip now. I never got drunk enough to try it though.
I make cream gravy with real cream and bacon grease. My grown children want fried chicken, fried pork chops and chicken fried steak when they visit. They won't eat fried food in a restaurant because the gravy comes from a mix.
Men that like Miracle Whip are the kind of people that step out of the shower to take a piss.
What better way to clean a cast iron pan than by making gravy? Mmm And whats with the talk of chipped beef......on a hunting site....) I prefer venison, very lean of course
And vinegar on chip/fries is an English thing. Ketchup? well Food for thought
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The story of ketchup—from the fermented fish sauces of China and Southeast Asia to the sweet chutneys of England and America—is, after all, a story of globalization and of centuries of economic domination by a world superpower. But the superpower isn't America, and the century isn't ours. Think of those little plastic packets under the seat of your car as a reminder of China’s domination of the global world economy for most of the last millennium.