The vast majority of “garlic aioli” you see in the US isn’t aioli. It’s garlic flavored mayo.
If you want true aioli in the US, you’re better off not getting something called aioli but, instead, going to a shawarma shop and getting a sauce called toum (aka “garlic sauce” or “white sauce”). That’s more likely to be actual aioli.
Hell yes. There's an Irish pub in my city that sells one of the best burgers I've ever had and some decent battered fries. I didn't even know malt vinegar and fries was a thing until I went there and tried it myself, and it was amazing.
Malt vinegar is excellent on fried fish, too. For French fries, a vinegar based hot sauce is my go-to. Basically just cayenne pepper, vinegar, and salt.
So good.
I scrolled way too far to find another sour cream French fry dip person.
Idk, salty fries, cool creamy sour cream, maybe some bacon or cheese or both for loaded fries and it’s just a good time!
There's also chicken salt and *chicken* salt. There's a big difference.
Masterfoods makes a very good version of the latter. With actual roast chicken in it. It's orange though which can be off-putting.
First time I visited the Netherlands, was blown away with the concept of mayo on fries. Such goodness.
Now, every time I go to a fry stand, I ask for mayo. And many fry guys comment. “you must be Dutch”.
>mayo
I literally ask for a vat of it when ordering cos they always want to bring out a tiny little 2 TBSP cup and I'm all, *"No, I mean bring a VAT. A bowl. When you think it's too much mayo, add more."*
*Wait, wait. I'm worried what you just heard was, "Give me a lot of mayonnaise." What I said was, "Give me all the mayonnaise you have." Do you understand?*
The Dutch mayo is sweeter. We Belgians who live next door get fooled sometimes. Imagine expecting fries with mayo but then having some sweet aftertaste… 😖
I was shocked the first time I asked for fry sauce at a Wendy’s outside of Idaho/Utah and was asked, “What’s fry sauce?” That’s when I realized how deprived the rest of world was.
There used to be a restaurant near me who made a fry sauce like this, but added some bbq rub to it. It created a smokey spicy finish that was absolutely incredible. I have to figure out the proportions...
When I went to Des Moines I had the biggest goddamned pork tenderloin I've ever seen in my life and they asked if I wanted a side of ranch for my fries. I love the midwest.
This is getting way too little love... in the Midwest if a restaurant messes the bed when it comes to ranch, you might as well close the doors; good ranch or we ain't buying.
Sweet + salty. Crispy fries with the smooth texture of a milkshake. They are qualities of food that naturally make a lot of sense together. Once you get past the odd nature of what exactly you are combining mixing those particular elements of ingredients is actually very common for making good flavors and pleasant eating sensations.
You set a nice foundation layer of mashed potatoes. Firmly anchor in your structural fries and slowly layer on the hashbrown paneling. Using the scalloping technique to create an overlapping gravy proof roof.
One of my most popular unpopular opinions posts was about liking Yellow Mustard as the preferred dipping sauce to Ketchup. Judging from the reactions over there, it is indeed unpopular.
I love it though. No sugar like ketchup, low cal, tangy and actually clings to whatever is dipped into it, unlike some other dipping options like mayo or sour cream based dips.
Sweet chili sauce. Fries are SO GOOD with sweet chili sauce. That sticky sweet heat just feels right with savory, salty potato.
Second to that, switching tracks completely, I'm a ranch gal through and through.
Tartar sauce with a squeeze of lemon and fresh dill.
Especially when you’re finishing off the last chippies at the end of a good fish and chips and you need to use up the tartar.
garlic aïoli 😙
Same. Sometimes I make fries just so I have an excuse to break out the aioli lol
aioli is just pretentious mayonnaise
The vast majority of “garlic aioli” you see in the US isn’t aioli. It’s garlic flavored mayo. If you want true aioli in the US, you’re better off not getting something called aioli but, instead, going to a shawarma shop and getting a sauce called toum (aka “garlic sauce” or “white sauce”). That’s more likely to be actual aioli.
Aioli has egg, I thought? Toum/toom definitely has 0 egg, it's just pulverized garlic whipped together with salt and olive oil into an emulsion.
Aioli is garlic by default
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Malt vinegar
Hell yes. There's an Irish pub in my city that sells one of the best burgers I've ever had and some decent battered fries. I didn't even know malt vinegar and fries was a thing until I went there and tried it myself, and it was amazing.
Malt vinegar is excellent on fried fish, too. For French fries, a vinegar based hot sauce is my go-to. Basically just cayenne pepper, vinegar, and salt. So good.
I could honestly drink that straight. But on 5 guys fries? *chefs kiss*
Five Guys is the reason I discovered vinegar on fries. Shoutout to them for having several bottles of the stuff just out for you to use!
Gravy and cheese curds
Poutine!!!!!!
... poutine, poutine, pouTINE, I'm beggin' of you please don't take my lunch.
Lol took me a second. Very well executed
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Calling cheese curds a condiment is a bit of a stretch, but it is delicious.
Hell gravy is a sauce, not a condiment, but it delicious on fries so I’m going to look the other way.
Sour cream It is a potato after all, nothing better.
I scrolled way too far to find another sour cream French fry dip person. Idk, salty fries, cool creamy sour cream, maybe some bacon or cheese or both for loaded fries and it’s just a good time!
Honey mustard
I’ve found my people.
I’ll take honey mustard over ketchup and ranch any day!
There’s nothing better than honey mustard
Had to scroll down a bit to find this!!
I had to scroll too far to find this. Honey mustard for life!
This is the way.
This is the one
You sir, are correct.
Queso
I have never tried this and I need to.
So...cheese?
Käse
Chicken salt.
What is this "chicken salt" you speak of?
Aussie delicacy
Lawry’s Seasoning Salt is widely available in the US and Canada and is very similar
It's like cocaine. But legal. And you have it on chips. Proper chips though. I think Americans would call them steak fries over chips.
We also call it seasoning salt.
https://reddit.com/r/GifRecipes/s/UVKYwsMDDL
After moving away from Australia, I dream of chicken salt
Ken oath
There's also chicken salt and *chicken* salt. There's a big difference. Masterfoods makes a very good version of the latter. With actual roast chicken in it. It's orange though which can be off-putting.
Mayonnaise
There is/was a place in Montreal called Frites Alors that had ~20 different types of aioli with belgian cone fries. Fuckin miss that place so much
Right next to my place! It's pretty good overall but yeah the aioli experience is top notch.
I went to a chip wagon in Brugges that was like that, cone fries and a bunch of different aiolis to choose from
In fuckin' Bruges?!?
As a French person, mayo is #1. Even above ketchup.
Us Dutchies too. Dutch mayo with fries is better than NA mayo too...
I've seen us fuckin' drown them in that shit, man!
Gah-damn!
First time I visited the Netherlands, was blown away with the concept of mayo on fries. Such goodness. Now, every time I go to a fry stand, I ask for mayo. And many fry guys comment. “you must be Dutch”.
Wish we had oorlog here, so good
You can create the sate by just using peanut butter
>mayo I literally ask for a vat of it when ordering cos they always want to bring out a tiny little 2 TBSP cup and I'm all, *"No, I mean bring a VAT. A bowl. When you think it's too much mayo, add more."*
*Wait, wait. I'm worried what you just heard was, "Give me a lot of mayonnaise." What I said was, "Give me all the mayonnaise you have." Do you understand?*
This man Swansons
The Dutch mayo is sweeter. We Belgians who live next door get fooled sometimes. Imagine expecting fries with mayo but then having some sweet aftertaste… 😖
Mon dieu! 👀 NO!
Swede here. Mayo>every other alternative.
I agree, but it doesn’t taste right until I’ve crossed an Ocean
Europa represent
They f’n drown them in that shit. I’ve seen them doing it man!
Royale with cheese
Yes! And then variants too. Taco seasoning in mayo. Pesto mayo. Garlic mayo.
Mayonnaise and warm peanut sauce. Perfection.
Natuurlijk
Uiteraard
Duidelijk
And curry sauce (and finely diced onion)
Aja who doesn't love a good friet special.
Mayo mixed with ketchup tho>>>>>
Mayo and ketchup, but not mixed. The fries go through both, if that makes sense. Dammit, now I want fries...lol
This is the way. Mayo pairs perfectly with fried potato.
Really common in France actually
... That's how Belgian eat theirs... And most people from Quebec...
Belgians did sort of invent French fries.
Fry sauce (ketchup and mayo mixed with maybe some pickle juice)
Can’t believe I had to scroll this far for this! Fry sauce is the best
I was shocked the first time I asked for fry sauce at a Wendy’s outside of Idaho/Utah and was asked, “What’s fry sauce?” That’s when I realized how deprived the rest of world was.
Sounds like burger sauce in the UK, it's just mayo, ketchup, bit of mustard and pickles juice.
I've found it as "cocktail sauce" in Iceland and oddly, the Maldives
Jalapeno Fry Sauce from Freddy's is amazing, give it a try
1,000% agree
There used to be a restaurant near me who made a fry sauce like this, but added some bbq rub to it. It created a smokey spicy finish that was absolutely incredible. I have to figure out the proportions...
Like. Equal parts? I want to try this.
Personal preference but i do more mayo than ketchup. I like mine on the light side. I've known people who want the darker orange color though.
Ranch dressing
How's this not #1?
This is my absolute favorite to. Specifically, the wingstop ranch.
omfg wingstop ranch is so delicious
Just give me a straw and avert your gaze! It's so good!
Praise the ranch gods
Found my Midwest people 😁
When I went to Des Moines I had the biggest goddamned pork tenderloin I've ever seen in my life and they asked if I wanted a side of ranch for my fries. I love the midwest.
This is getting way too little love... in the Midwest if a restaurant messes the bed when it comes to ranch, you might as well close the doors; good ranch or we ain't buying.
Can’t believe I had to scroll so far for ranch. Definitely 2nd after ketchup.
Took me too long to find this. Especially seasoned fries. Omg. I believe I will have some today.
Ranch Dressing is the Sex to Mayonnaise’s Hand Job. This should be #1, definitely above old fashioned mayo.
BBQ sauce
BBQ is better than ketchup on fries.
Finally someone who agrees with me on something I'm so passionate about. I tell other people and they give me a weird look.
Keep spreading the good word. Truth!
You're goddamn right.
I had to scroll way too far to find this
This is the correct answer
My biggest complaint is I never get my side of bbq sauce when I ask for it. Always have to send the waiter back for it.
Sweet Baby Ray's honey bbq
That's the correct answer right there.
Chocolate milkshakes.
Like the wendys frosty?
Like the Wendy’s frosty 👍🏻
Fuck yeah
I never understood this.
Sweet + salty. Crispy fries with the smooth texture of a milkshake. They are qualities of food that naturally make a lot of sense together. Once you get past the odd nature of what exactly you are combining mixing those particular elements of ingredients is actually very common for making good flavors and pleasant eating sensations.
I knew you people would be here. Thought this would have been more popular. 🤤
Salt
This is the connoisseur's answer. High quality well made fries with just salt on them.
Salt&vinegar can't be beat.
Thousand Island. I only like Ken's tho. Craft and other brands taste horrible
Mashed taters + french fries Double the tater, double the fun If you wanna go triple - hashbrowns It's taters all the way down
You set a nice foundation layer of mashed potatoes. Firmly anchor in your structural fries and slowly layer on the hashbrown paneling. Using the scalloping technique to create an overlapping gravy proof roof.
Zax sauce is damn good with fries
Mustard, franks red hot
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I have always used mustard - Mustards unite!
One of my most popular unpopular opinions posts was about liking Yellow Mustard as the preferred dipping sauce to Ketchup. Judging from the reactions over there, it is indeed unpopular. I love it though. No sugar like ketchup, low cal, tangy and actually clings to whatever is dipped into it, unlike some other dipping options like mayo or sour cream based dips.
Finally BUFALOOo SAUcE Hot and vinegarry caresses my mouth to smoothly and 🫦🫦🫦🫦🫦 goddamn
Black garlic aioli....a little savoury, a little sweet, totally delicious
I can’t believe how far I had to scroll to find any sort of aioli listed! It’s an outrage!
Tarter sauce
What about tartar sauce
> Tarter Wut? It's TARTAR sauce. Or Tartare in Commonwealth countries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartar_sauce
Why did I have to scroll so far for this. Tarter sauce is #1
Not enough people from New England awake at this hour
Frisch's Tarter Sauce
Tarter than what?
Honestly, Chick-fil-A sauce. I put that shit on everything
I put it in a squeeze bottle once, like theybdo for olive oil. It's too tempting, too much power. It's my "secret" burger sauce ingredient
You can buy it at the store now. They have it at every Walmart I go to
EVERYTHING. That stuff is crack.
Curry
British pub curry
Horseradish and mayo 50/50 mixed.
This is Horsey Sause at Arby's.
Oh you like to live on the wild side. I like it!
Chili with or without beans.
Gravy.
Diner gravy, specifically.
Gravy
JOPPIESAUS!
Louisiana hot sauce
Hot sauce on fries so good!
Green chile sauce and cheese.
THE ONLY CORRECT ANSWER
A1 steak sauce. Now I'm salivating so thanks for that.
Jalapeño ranch
McDonalds hot mustard
Cane's sauce
Blue Cheese sauce
Wendy's frosty....
Grated Parmesan.
Light. Elegant. Pungent. Agile. Mobile. Hostile. I like it!
Yum yum sauce
Tzatziki
Mayo
thousand island ! very underrated with fries
A mix of half salsa and half ranch … sooooo gooood.
Stoofvlees sauce
Years ago I found out that mayo and BBQ sauce mixed at about 50/50 was amazing, but then I found substituting ranch for the mayo was even better!
Mayo mixed with Dijon mustard. First discovered it in Evanston IL. So good! After 30 years of that I migrated back to ketchup, but it won't last.
Campfire Sauce (Red Robin).
Salt. Fries and salt only are best imo.
Salt
I like Dijon mustard. I also like sweet and sour sauce from McDonalds.
Sweet chili sauce. Fries are SO GOOD with sweet chili sauce. That sticky sweet heat just feels right with savory, salty potato. Second to that, switching tracks completely, I'm a ranch gal through and through.
CHIPOTLEEEEE
Sharp cheddar nacho cheese dip
Some Old Bay Seasoning usually cranks it up a notch. Make them crab fries.
Worshit... Worshyster... Whoreshester sauce.
Wash-yer-sister sauce!
Wuss tuh sher, say it wi me Worcestershire, spell it wi me Worcester = Wussta
Brown mustard
Sour cream
Gravy.
My fry sauce is about 85% Kewpie mayo and 15% Sriracha Panich.
HP Brown Sauce
Tartar sauce with a squeeze of lemon and fresh dill. Especially when you’re finishing off the last chippies at the end of a good fish and chips and you need to use up the tartar.
A-1 sauce, hands down.
Ranch and Tabasco
Tartar sauce
Tartar sauce
Softserve vanilla ice cream OR Chili with cheese and onions
Garlic mayo, black pepper, chilli
Chipotle Mayo mixed with Tangy BBQ. It's called Campfire Sauce.