Ah the French Fries! Who doesn't love them,they are a delight if they accompany anyone's snack. But are they actually French ? Belgians claim that the Fries first originated in Meuse Valley which is located in Belgium. It all started when the Belgians started frying fish, fish were their main source of food. But when winter came and all the rivers were frozen the only source of food for the people in Meuse Valley were potatoes. during the winter they cut down potatoes like small fish and fried them in a similar fashion as they did to fish. French Fries were later once again introduced to the American Soldiers during World War 1 when they arrived in Belgium. The Belgians were catering the fries to the British before the American Soldiers arrived and it was know as the 'chips' in Britain. However the American Soldiers took them to be French fried as they believed they were in France with French being the common language of people and the official language of th...