Pandora's Box

Thank you fore your comments. Nos 1 & 2 I shall adopt and have amended the rest of the text accordingly. I have moved the "edit" stage accordingly!
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...not convinced unless someone can say why "lewd" is better - yes, it rhymes better with "nude". But the rude meaning is preferable - but I am ready to be persuaded.
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I can't really accept the Greek claim.

Potatoes cut up into slices or other shapes and then fried in either oil or fat are pretty ubiquitous - it's the shape of the fried bits which differentiates..

In Britain and Ireland, the traditional "chip" is usually about 2-3 inches long and cut c.1/2" x 1/2". In fish and chip shops it's normally fried in cheap oil and is both soggy and horrible. In restaurants it might be fried in beef dripping and hand-cut, but more often still in oil. In Britain, the term "fried potatoes" would normally imply SLICED but not chipped potatoes,

In France, "pommes frites" are cut much narrower, maybe 1/4" x 1/4". It is this style of chip which is known as "French fries" by Americans I believe. In France and Belgium, pommes frites are always CRISP and DRY and never wet or soggy. A "friterie" is a mobile chip wagon which sells nothing but pommes frites! And in Belgium and Holland they are usually served with mayonnaise on top.

In Germany, the same style of French chips is known as "pommes" (pron. POM-mez). This is to differentiate them from traditional German fried potatoes which are usually fried together with either onions and/or bits of ham and are known as Bratkartoffeln.

In France and in more upmarket British restaurants, Bratkartoffeln (without the extra ham and with onions as an optional ingredient) are normally known as "pommes sautées".

I associate Greek potatoes more as sliced or chopped ones roasted or baked for a long time in olive oil. Yummy.

Edna loves a good chip.
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