Crinkle-cutting
Crinkle-cutting is slicing that leaves a corrugated surface. It can be done to enhance the texture or mechanical properties of food. Crinkle-cutting French fries makes them absorb more fry oil, as well as increasing their ability to retain dipping sauce.[1]
Waffle fries
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Pommes gaufrettes, grid fries, waffle fries, crinkle-cut or criss-cross fries are fries obtained by quarter-turning the potato before each pass over the corrugated blade of a mandoline and deep-frying. This increases the surface area relative to the volume, exposing a larger area to the cooking process and allowing more water vapor to escape, resulting in a product that is crisper, and perhaps tastier as more of it is subject to the browning and flavor-producing effects of the Maillard reaction which takes place during cooking.[2][3] Today, waffle fries are closely associated with Chick-Fil-A which first produced them in 1985. Additionally, in Canada, waffle fries are the most ordered item on the Chick-Fil-A menu.[4]
Gallery
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Ruffled potato chips -
Sweet potato fries or "wavy fries"
References
[edit]- ^ "The Gastronomic Purpose Of Crinkle Cut Fries". Tasting Table. 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "Les pommes gauffrettes" (in French). "Chef Simon" Sabine et Bertrand SIMON cole. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
- ^ "Make Singapore's KFC Cheese Fries". Easy Travel Recipes. 8 May 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "Five Things You Need to Know About Chick-fil-A Waffle Potato Fries". Chick-Fil-A. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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