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Post by peabay on Jun 21, 2024 15:30:51 GMT
Never heard of fry sauce. Same. |
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Post by Lurkingpea on Jun 21, 2024 16:44:09 GMT
I stopped at an Arctic Circle earlier this week which made me think of it. That is definitely the kind of fry sauce I was thinking of.
I really wish it were more widely available. It is so good.
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Post by Basket1lady on Jun 21, 2024 17:14:31 GMT
You can easily make your own. Ask for a packet of ketchup and a packet of mayonnaise and mix them together. I’m not aware of any chains that have it in Virginia or Minnesota, but I don’t eat a lot of fast food and if I do have fries, I either have ketchup or eat them without sauce. I don’t agree with that at all. Clearly that is the base, but there is something else in it. Different chains add their own ingredients to customize it. And of course, the ketchup that you use and the mayonnaise that you use influence the taste. Think Heinz vs Hunt’s, Hellman’s vs Duke’s… each anre drastically different from the other. And of course there are dozens of brands of each. |
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Post by Basket1lady on Jun 21, 2024 17:16:56 GMT
I've never seen it in the States - both DH and I remember it fondly from Germany though Interesting - I live in Germany and was coming here to say I'd never heard of it. Most places here do either ketchup or mayo. What about Rot Weiss? It comes in a sorta of toothpaste tube and comes out as a red stripe (ketchup) and a white stripe (mayo). The kids loved the novelty! |
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Post by Lurkingpea on Jun 21, 2024 17:27:31 GMT
I don’t agree with that at all. Clearly that is the base, but there is something else in it. Different chains add their own ingredients to customize it. And of course, the ketchup that you use and the mayonnaise that you use influence the taste. Think Heinz vs Hunt’s, Hellman’s vs Duke’s… each anre drastically different from the other. And of course there are dozens of brands of each. I agree somewhat, but I still maintain it has something else. Shake Shack confirms there are pickles in their sauce. Arctic Circle lists paprika in their sauce along with "spices" but no pickles. I bought a bottle to take home with us so I was reading the ingredients Paprika isn't typically in ketchup I don't think. We don't have Dukes mayo here. Only Hellman's and store brands so it is unlikely that the mayo would make that much difference. Ketchup obviously could because anything other than Heinz is awful. I am sure there are tons of different recipes, but the fry sauce I like at diners and local restaurants is not just mayo and ketchup. |
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Post by sueg on Jun 21, 2024 17:53:39 GMT
Interesting - I live in Germany and was coming here to say I'd never heard of it. Most places here do either ketchup or mayo. What about Rot Weiss? It comes in a sorta of toothpaste tube and comes out as a red stripe (ketchup) and a white stripe (mayo). The kids loved the novelty! Never seen it. Maybe it’s regional here, like fry sauce seems to be in the US. |
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Post by nylene on Jun 21, 2024 19:06:55 GMT
Back in the 50's a bunch of us from the Junior High made a trip to the Tastee Freez after school. We were all hungry and had little money, so we pooled our money and bought a whole bunch of fries. The fry sauce was free so we really loaded our fries with sauce. By the time I got home I was sick to my stomach. I have never dipped a fry in anything since that time! Fry sauce was a staple when I grew up! (Idaho)
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Post by Gennifer on Jun 21, 2024 19:38:44 GMT
Ketchup + mayo = Thousand Island Dressing 😊 Or dip dip as my grandkids call it 😊 Thousand Island also has relish in it. |
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Post by compeateropeator on Jun 21, 2024 20:32:37 GMT
Ketchup + mayo = Thousand Island Dressing 😊 Or dip dip as my grandkids call it 😊 Thousand Island also has relish in it. 👍 I never put it in my sauce but I never knew that. 😄. For some reason I thought Russian dressing had relish but never thought about 1000 island as having it. |
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Post by Basket1lady on Jun 21, 2024 20:34:35 GMT
What about Rot Weiss? It comes in a sorta of toothpaste tube and comes out as a red stripe (ketchup) and a white stripe (mayo). The kids loved the novelty! Never seen it. Maybe it’s regional here, like fry sauce seems to be in the US. I used to buy it at Bumgert near Spangdalem and a shop near Ramstein. Granted, Bumgert is larger than most American supermarkets! |
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Post by Basket1lady on Jun 21, 2024 20:39:00 GMT
Ketchup + mayo = Thousand Island Dressing 😊 Or dip dip as my grandkids call it 😊 Thousand Island also has relish in it. And a little sugar, as well as an acid like vinegar or lemon juice. I’ve seen recipes with Worcestershire and paprika as well. |
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Post by maryannscraps on Jun 21, 2024 20:53:37 GMT
Never heard of it. I’m not a big mayo fan, so I’m not sure it would be improved by adding ketchup. I’d give it a try if I was served it.
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Post by christine58 on Jun 21, 2024 21:15:44 GMT
Never heard of fry sauce. Same. I have no idea what Fry sauce is. Now if you’re talking about dipping sauce for your chicken nuggets or whatever from Chick-fil-A or McDonald’s or whatever then yeah I get that. Sometimes when I am out with friends, somebody order blue cheese for their french fries. Is that a fry sauce? |
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Post by workingclassdog on Jun 21, 2024 21:49:41 GMT
I have no idea what Fry sauce is. Now if you’re talking about dipping sauce for your chicken nuggets or whatever from Chick-fil-A or McDonald’s or whatever then yeah I get that. Sometimes when I am out with friends, somebody order blue cheese for their french fries. Is that a fry sauce? To me fry sauce is very very similar to CFA sauce. Blue Cheese is NOT a fry sauce.. blech.. although I would say Ranch is.. HAHA |
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Post by gar on Jun 21, 2024 22:22:29 GMT
Ketchup + mayo = Thousand Island Dressing 😊 Or dip dip as my grandkids call it 😊 Thousand Island also has relish in it. It can do but not necessarily. |
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Post by Lurkingpea on Jun 21, 2024 22:35:55 GMT
I have no idea what Fry sauce is. Now if you’re talking about dipping sauce for your chicken nuggets or whatever from Chick-fil-A or McDonald’s or whatever then yeah I get that. Sometimes when I am out with friends, somebody order blue cheese for their french fries. Is that a fry sauce? Fry sauce is very specific sauce, it is orangey pink in color. If someone ordered Bleu Cheese for their French fries they would be dipping their fries in it, but it is still just a specific type of dressing. I have never thought about Bleu Cheese for fries though. I have seen people use Ranch, but for me ranch is for chicken fingers or onion rings or Jojo's. |
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Post by cmpeter on Jun 21, 2024 22:49:20 GMT
I love blue cheese dressing for dipping French fries. Tartar sauce is fantastic too. Really anything other than ketchup.
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Post by questioning on Jun 21, 2024 22:50:38 GMT
I learned of it here, and the tv series Big Love. Maybe I like the acidity of ketchup? Fry sauce seems wimpy to me.
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Post by RosieKat on Jun 21, 2024 22:59:04 GMT
Is the place called Freddy's Frozen Custard and Steakburgers? I had to look it up and it looks like there are a couple in San Diego County. And the menu does have Fry Sauce on it. May have to go try it out. Are the steakburgers good? I think their burgers are pretty good (I usually get the patty melt, but that's because I like those - the steakburgers are good, too). I'm not a fan of their fry sauce, though! My favorite sauce for dipping is Raising Cane's sauce. So good. It goes on the chicken, the fries, and I use the bread to get the last tiny bit. Me, too! I find that stuff to be pretty addictive, frankly. That and Torchy's avocado sauce! (I know there are a few people here who know Torchy's Tacos!) |
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Post by melanell on Jun 21, 2024 23:00:48 GMT
I've never heard of it being used anywhere locally. I'm in the Mid-Atlantic area.
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Post by lesley on Jun 21, 2024 23:06:56 GMT
Ketchup mixed with mayonnaise sounds 🤢🤢🤢 to me.
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Post by katlady on Jun 21, 2024 23:21:08 GMT
Ketchup mixed with mayonnaise sounds 🤢🤢🤢 to me. I don’t know if they do this in the UK, but often, when you order a burger in the US, they may put both ketchup and mayonnaise on the sandwich. So, I sort of get “fry sauce” on my burger unintentionally. 😆 |
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Post by teddyw on Jun 21, 2024 23:54:34 GMT
Fry sauce? The only thing I'm dipping my fries in is Heinz ketchup.  Never heard of it - Midwesterner here. Me too |
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Post by kels99 on Jun 22, 2024 6:57:26 GMT
I live in Eastern Washington and one of our locally owned businesses has served fry sauce for as long as I can remember. There are also several places in the panhandle of Idaho that have it. Last summer, we ate at a burger joint on the Oregon Coast that had a regular and spicy version. Zip's? That's where I first remember getting it 30 years ago. |
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Post by gar on Jun 22, 2024 10:01:46 GMT
Ketchup mixed with mayonnaise sounds 🤢🤢🤢 to me. Didn't you used to make that as the sauce with prawn cocktail back in the 70's?  |
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Post by mimi3566 on Jun 22, 2024 10:08:04 GMT
I'm not sure it's totally a west coast thing as I was born and raised in Rhode Island and we always made our own fry sauce aka pink sauce when we were kids....this was back in the 60's/70's....we mixed ketchup and mayo together. Then as we got to be teens, we started adding in things like sweet pickle relish and/or mustard. Moved to Florida in the mid 80's and still made my own version of fry sauce. It seems like it's only been in the past 10 years or so that I've started seeing it in some fast food and casual dining restaurants. I've also started seeing it on grocery store shelves mass produced by Kraft, etc...although I don't think they call it fry sauce specifically.
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Post by lesley on Jun 22, 2024 16:51:40 GMT
Ketchup mixed with mayonnaise sounds 🤢🤢🤢 to me. Didn't you used to make that as the sauce with prawn cocktail back in the 70's? No way! Mayonnaise has never knowingly passed my lips! And it was far too sophisticated for my parents. 😂 |
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Post by gar on Jun 22, 2024 16:52:52 GMT
Didn't you used to make that as the sauce with prawn cocktail back in the 70's? No way! Mayonnaise has never knowingly passed my lips! And it was far too sophisticated for my parents. 😂 😄 You sure have strong opinions on mayo!! 😘 |
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Post by lesley on Jun 22, 2024 16:55:13 GMT
No way! Mayonnaise has never knowingly passed my lips! And it was far too sophisticated for my parents. 😂 😄 You sure have strong opinions on mayo!! 😘 Mayonnaise is the food of the devil - especially in coleslaw! (XDH used to chase me around the house with a tub of it. For fun, you understand. 🫣😁) |
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Post by Judy26 on Jun 22, 2024 17:05:01 GMT
I’m not sure if this counts but my favorite fry sauce is a chocolate milkshake.
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