We have fish and chip shops in the US.... No human American would ever say "a French fry restaurant".
this post was submitted on 27 Nov 2025
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Do they do scraps, curry sauce, or mushy peas though?
What's scraps precious?
It's the little bits of batter that float up to the surface when battered items get dumped into the friers.
Not all places in the UK do them which is strange because it's essentially a waste product.
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This is exactly the kind of product nicknaming I would expect out of Britain
Nothing precious, what's scraps with you?
Little crunchy bits of cooked batter, sometimes sprinkled on as an extra. Normally given away free.
It is (or at least used to be) the excess batter that dripped off the fish as it was cooking.
Long John Silvers does that, though they are pretty rare these days. Never really thought about it, but that's as close to an English chip shop as we get.
BA-TTER BITS.
Boil em. Mash em. Stick em in a stew.
I'm afraid not.
So Real American Politician Ted Cruz?
We have poutineries in Canada that basically are just french fry restaurants and nothing else. New York Fries comes to mind.
Is he talking about a chippy? Should be called Portuguese fry restaurant then.
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About time your best got off their arses and did something.
Uh... we have friteries in France. What's the problem there? I don't get it.
Hey, friterie exists in French XD
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This has the same energy as the time a sub-editor changed “rugby hooker” to the more US-friendly “rugby prostitute”, preserving the meaning perfectly.
Brits, I will not be taking shit for this. We both know that both of us would absolutely go to a French Fry shop.
Are they referencing McDonald's?