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Bookmark or Share- Freedom fries - WikipediaFreedom fries was a politically motivated renaming of french fries in the United States. The term was coined in February 2003 in a North Carolina restaurant, and was widely publicized a month later when the then Republican Chairman of the Committee on House Administration , Bob Ney , renamed the menu item in three Congressional cafeterias.
- Did Americans Really Call French Fries "Freedom Fries"? - Mental FlossYes, there was a time when some Americans decided to call French fries "freedom fries"—embarrassingly, a number of those people happened to be elected officials in the U.S. House of...
- ‘freedom fries’: meaning and origin - word historiesOwner Neal Rowland said the switch from french fries to freedom fries came to mind after a conversation about World War I days when anti-German sentiment prompted Americans to rename familiar German foods like sauerkraut and frankfurter to liberty cabbage and hot dog.
- Why are these American restaurants still serving - The FaceThe original freedom fries came about when France wouldn’t support the US during the Iraq war. Does it date back that far? It doesn’t have anything to do with that.
- Did Congress Rename Their French Fries to 'Freedom Fries' Before the ...In 2003, the U.S Congress renamed french fries sold in their cafeterias to “freedom fries” after France expressed opposition to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
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