Six Fun Facts About French Fries Day!

1.  French fries are our favorite deep-fried food . . . our favorite thing to eat with burgers . . . and the most popular “American food.”  They ranked first ahead of burgers, mashed potatoes, grilled cheese sandwiches, and fried chicken.

2.  A recent survey found McDonald’s still has the best fast-food fries.  The rest of the top five are Chick-fil-A, Five Guys, Wendy’s, and Arby’s.

3.  Regular fries are our favorite type, buy curly fries are a close second.  Steak-cut fries are next, then crinkle-cut, waffle fries, and wedges.

4.  24% of us have called them “Freedom fries” before, but mostly as a joke.  Only 9% have actually used it as a real term.

5.  Our favorite things to dip fries in are ketchup, ranch, cheese sauce, barbecue sauce, and mayo.

6.  14% of people say knowing that it’s National French Fry Day makes them more likely to eat some fries.  5% say less likely.