Fries!: An Illustrated Guide to the World's Favorite Food - Hardcover

Lingle, Blake

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 161689458X ISBN 13: 9781616894580

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press, 2016

Synopsis

Imagine a plate of crisp, golden, salted fries, and you'll know why this is the world's favourite food. Who better to write the consummate cultural history and user's guide of the fry than Blake Lingle, whose fries were recently voted the best in America by U.S. News & World Report. In this lighthearted ode, Lingle offers a 360-degree look at fries, from their roots in antiquity, to the long-standing debate as to whether the Belgians or the French created the first true frites, to their current status as a gourmet treat (whether dusted with truffle salt or slathered in gravy and cheese curds in that outrageous Canadian delicacy, poutine). The pop culture and lore of fries includes a look inside a potato farm and fry factory. Lingle catalogues the many varieties-of shapes, oils, vegetables, coatings, seasonings, sauces and pairings-describing what to eat and drink with your fries. Detailed instructions are given for how to cut, fry, and serve your own Platonic ideal of the fry. Additional fry know-how is combined with archival images and new colour photography to showcase the glorious tastiness of fries, in this ideal gift for anyone who can't get enough of the world's favourite food.

About this title

About the Author

Blake Lingle is the cofounder and co-owner of the Boise Fry Company, headquartered in the heart of potato country: Boise, Idaho.

From the Back Cover

Imagine a plate of crisp, golden, salted fries, and you'll know why this is the world's favorite food.Who better to write the consummate cultural history and user's guide of the fry than Blake Lingle, whose fries were recently voted the best in America by U.S. News & World Report. In this lighthearted ode, Lingle offers a 360-degree look at fries, from their roots in antiquity, to the long-standing debate as to whether the Belgians or the French created the rst true frites, to their current status as a gourmet treat (whether dusted with tru e salt or slathered in gravy and cheese curds in that outrageous Canadian delicacy, poutine). The pop culture and lore of fries includes a look inside a potato farm and fry factory. Lingle catalogs the many varieties of shapes, oils, vegetables, coatings, seasonings, sauces, and pairings describing what to eat and drink with your fries. Detailed instructions are given for how to cut, fry, and serve your own Platonic ideal of the fry. Additional fry know-how is combined with archival images and new color photography to showcase the glorious tastiness of fries, in this ideal gift for anyone who can't get enough of the world's favorite food.

Edition details

• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 161689458X
• ISBN 13: 9781616894580
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144