Belgium seeks cultural prize for famous fries
- 9 years ago
Some call them chips...others call them fries but in Belgium, no matter what you call them, people say they're a cut above the rest.
(SOUNDBITE) (French) PARISIAN TOURIST, NICOLAS PERRIN, SAYING:
"The fries are crunchy but on the inside they're meltingly soft, they're really different from what we're used to."
In fact, Belgium is so proud of their potato fries, traditionally sold in a paper cone, usually out of some 5,000 shacks or trailers around the country, that they're now cooking up a plan to get them recognized as a global cultural heritage - on par with Turkish coffee and the Argentinean tango.
The Belgian delicacy even has its own association, led by Bernard Lefevre.
(SOUNDBITE) (French) NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE BELGIAN UNION OF FRITKOT OWNERS UNAFRI, BERNARD LEFEVRE, SAYING:
"It's the cone of fries but it's also this culture which surrounds it. It's a good product, but it's a way of living, a 'Belgitude'. Perhaps a little chaotic for foreig
(SOUNDBITE) (French) PARISIAN TOURIST, NICOLAS PERRIN, SAYING:
"The fries are crunchy but on the inside they're meltingly soft, they're really different from what we're used to."
In fact, Belgium is so proud of their potato fries, traditionally sold in a paper cone, usually out of some 5,000 shacks or trailers around the country, that they're now cooking up a plan to get them recognized as a global cultural heritage - on par with Turkish coffee and the Argentinean tango.
The Belgian delicacy even has its own association, led by Bernard Lefevre.
(SOUNDBITE) (French) NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE BELGIAN UNION OF FRITKOT OWNERS UNAFRI, BERNARD LEFEVRE, SAYING:
"It's the cone of fries but it's also this culture which surrounds it. It's a good product, but it's a way of living, a 'Belgitude'. Perhaps a little chaotic for foreig