The French Fry is of course the staple side dish for Fast Food restaurants at least in the United States. What could have been an alternative to fried potatoes cut in long thick slices? Popcorn is one thing that I considered.
Not just calorie dense, it needs to be best served with lots of salt too to encourage the customer to buy larger drink sizes. Drink sales are the biggest money-maker to any restaurant.You probably need some calorie dense food t- to be filling.
Rice isn't a finger food (except for some dishes like rice cakes, but most of those aren't popular in the West) so is inherently out, breadstick/pretzels might work. Sweet potato fries wouldn't work since they were considered a poverty food in many parts of the country and eating out at even a fast-food restaurant was considered a special occasion for most families until the 80s or so, so not something you'd want to mix.Sweet potatoes appear on some fast food menus. Rice is another option. Some type of bread stick/pretzel creation?
You probably need some calorie dense food t- to be filling. Sweet potatoes appear on some fast food menus. Rice is another option. Some type of bread stick/pretzel creation?
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"Home-style" potato chips are da bomb Serve 'em up with some Bleu cheese or ranch dressing... better than french fries any day IMO...I could certainly see pretzels being a popular alternative. Or maybe potato chips? I've been to a few places that advertise house made chips.
Used to be a little BBQ place near the courthouse I used to work at frequently, that had GREAT sweet potato fries.... I got hooked on those things....Not just calorie dense, it needs to be best served with lots of salt too to encourage the customer to buy larger drink sizes. Drink sales are the biggest money-maker to any restaurant.
Rice isn't a finger food (except for some dishes like rice cakes, but most of those aren't popular in the West) so is inherently out, breadstick/pretzels might work. Sweet potato fries wouldn't work since they were considered a poverty food in many parts of the country and eating out at even a fast-food restaurant was considered a special occasion for most families until the 80s or so, so not something you'd want to mix.
Finger food is a good point. Still, I'll throw in another non-finger food option: pasta. Pasta in many forms is a standard side dish across the world, to be eaten with fork, chopsticks, or even a spoon.Not just calorie dense, it needs to be best served with lots of salt too to encourage the customer to buy larger drink sizes. Drink sales are the biggest money-maker to any restaurant.
Rice isn't a finger food
I'll disagree agree on the poverty food being a turnoff - for many. Most immigrant cultures in the US (throughout our history) seem to have two common elements: some kind of flat bread and something that most other cultures view as noxious..... Those things were considered poverty food back in the "old country", but were elevated to the ethnic food pantheon on arrival to the US, in part because that's all they could afford, in part for the connection to something familiar.Sweet potato fries wouldn't work since they were considered a poverty food in many parts of the country and eating out at even a fast-food restaurant was considered a special occasion for most families until the 80s or so, so not something you'd want to mix.
that Cottage Fry cut used to be very popular in the '60s and '70sRoast or pan-fried potatoes? I.e. roughly circular rather than in strips.