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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.
- Why A House Representative Tried To Rename French FriesJones Jr.'s move to turn French fries into "Freedom Fries" was first proposed in early 2003, when France first said it would not support the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. At the time, President...
- ‘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.
- The Truth About America's 'Freedom Fries' Movement - MashedRestaurants across America began rewriting their menus to include freedom fries instead of French fries, and the same went for French toast, which became known as freedom toast. This movement all began in an unlikely place: the cafeteria at the United States House of Representatives.
- 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...
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