And they certainly differ from all the other kinds of fries Americans know and love, including waffle, curly, and crinkle cut. Chips come in one shape: Rectangular (or slightly curved along one ...

And there are different cuts of chips, from standard hand-cut chips and French fries to curly fries and potato wedges. In South Africa, one of the country's best loved types of chips are called ...

Normally, fries in Belgium are about three inches long. In the coming months, they’ll stand to lose an inch on average. Chips served in Britain and frites in France will suffer the same fate.

Brits in the US will be all too familiar with this predicament: order chips and receive crisps, only to be told: "Oh, you meant fries? You should've said!" Now, the complex and highly-nuanced ...

A poll of 2,000 Brits conducted by French restaurant chain Côte Brasserie, saw French fries preferred by a resounding 62 per cent of the nation. Crispier texture (58 percent), not as greasy (32 ...