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mkllast Saturday at 2:31 PM4 repliesview on HN

Chips are definitely a thing in the UK. Like French fries but usually chunkier: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_and_chips


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whynotmaybelast Saturday at 3:27 PM

Which is called Fish and Chips in Canada, even though it's served with fries.

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shermantanktoplast Saturday at 5:23 PM

If you are lucky, you get triple-fried chips. Which are just as good/bad as they sound.

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adventuredlast Saturday at 3:36 PM

The chunkier fries are akin to what the US calls steak fries and are very common in the US as well.

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zdragnarlast Saturday at 8:39 PM

What Americans call chips (potato or corn) the UK typically calls crisps.