What do you call chips in England since you call fries chips?
What term do people in England use for what Americans call "chips," considering that fries are referred to as "chips" in England?
10 Answers
we call them crisps as they are slices of crispy potato
we also call thin fried sticks of potato fries and chips are thicker sticks of potato lol
i know it can all be confusing why can’t everyone just call them the same... Show More
Oh god that confused the hell out of me…
I call the potato or corn chips like Walkers you get flavoured..in a bag CRISPS although some brands call them ‘chips’ so guess that slips out sometimes.
Deepfried potato chips or frozen oven chips are just CHIPS, but I guess we would also call them fries too:But I would only use FRIES to describe like the thin chips-ones you would get in Macdonalds or somewhere like that.
That would certainly stand for where in England I am anyway. Did that clear up anything or confuse it more?
... Show MoreWe don’t call fries chips, we call fries fries; chips are different from fries in that they are a lot thicker. What you call chips we call crisps, but we have a far greater variety of these than you, mostly they are thin potato slices that are fried and flavoured, but we do use the term chips for crisps such as Doritos or tortilla chips.... Show More
Feb 15, 2025
Not just in England (Scotland too), we call fries chips and chips are crisps.... Show More
Crisps are thinly sliced potato deep fried. ‘Fries’ can be made of anything from compressed corn to dried blotting paper.
Chips are potato portions that are carefully fried to a crispy perfection while retaining a fluffy white potato interior that enhances the experience of malt vinegar, salt and a certain brand of tomato ketchup.... Show More
Jan 30, 2025
Crisps, or they have product names like Doritos, Walkers and Space Raiders. Primarily it’s Crisps though.... Show More
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