I need an American to answer a random question about chips please

[StealthPolarBear]

What we in the UK call crisps are called chips in america
What we call chips are call fries
And we have 'French fries' - skinny chips. We also have chunky chips, like you'd get in a pub.
Do they have those on America? Are they also called fries? Or something different?
If not I plan to introduce "English seaside chips" to the states ASAP.

I've heard they do have fish and chips over there - would be very interested to hear what that looks like!

Home fries are chunky skin-on chips, usually. Often with a steak.

They have "home style fries" which are fatter than french fries, although not quite chip shop chips.

Ah so they're called home fries. Thank you!

I'd call chunky chips steak fries.

Yank here, New Yorker to be exact.

Crisps here are called potato chips.

French Fries, or more commonly just called "fries", can be either the skinny kind you get in McDonald's or the chunkier kind more often found in restaurants. The ones served outside the home are always deep fried in oil. Both kind come frozen and can be baked in an oven at home. I think they may spray a bit of oil on them so that they come out a bit more like the deep fried ones.

What makes your chips "seaside"? Whatever it is, I think we have them already.

The two photos are two brands of frozen fries for cooking in the oven. The Alexia skinny fries are my favorite, organic and a bit posh. The ore-Ida (Oregon-Idaho) fries are chunkier, crinkle cut and less expensive.

Home fries are a bit different. Typically cubed or sliced, not cut long and skinny, and then pan fried in butter or oil with onions and sometimes a bit of bell pepper.

My home fries picture didn't post. I'll try again.

By the way, home fries are almost always served at breakfast, with what you Brits call a fry up.

The closest to a British chip shop chip can be found in some Irish restaurants. Irish fries!

I meant Irish restaurants in the U.S.

I’m living in the US but I’m British. All of what we would call chips and fries at home are called fries here. Most fries in restaurants have the skin on, even in better fast food restaurants. They came in all sizes but most commonly they are thin cut. The exception to this is “fish and chips” which is common on menus and is pretty much the same as in the U.K. I’m in Boston, other parts of the US will be different.

Chips at breakfast (resists obvious obesity comment)

Not quite any of those misconduct, these are what the op means...

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About as thick as your thumb, fried in oil, usually without skin or seasoning (though the water would add lashings of salt and vinegar)

Miss they look lovely!

Not quite any of those misconduct, these are what the op means...

Those are what we call steak fries.

Home fries are the food of the gods, tbh. A bit crunchy crispy on the outside, soft and moist insides, with that lovely buttery coating and fried onion bits. They're typically served with tomato ketchup, along side your eggs, bacon, toast, etc.

I can confirm that home fries are delicious at breakfast. And they do have additional veg in them, so healthy .

Agreed that I’d call them steak fries. It’s fine to call them all fries but you can also distinguish between shoestring fries, steak fries, curly fries, etc.

They have Irish restaurants in the US?? What food do they serve that makes it Irish?

Steak fries are the closest but are more rectangular in cross section than British chips which tend to be square.

I grew up in Boston I’d call thick wedge type chips ‘steak fries’. And I’d normally say potato chips (crisps) not just ‘chips’.
‘Soda’ Or ‘pop’ is any fizzy drink like coke. When I first moved here I’d ask ‘do you want a soda’ and get weird looks!

They have Irish restaurants in the US?? What food do they serve that makes it Irish

Guiness and mash.

What about cheesy chips? Do you just call them cheesy fries?

Bitta champ.