War names. (National).The House of Representatives' cafeteria cafeteria: see restaurant. took a political stand in early March when it replaced french fries French fry n. A thin strip of potato fried in deep fat. Often used in the plural. and french toast with "freedom fries "Freedom fries" was a short-lived[1] name used by some in the United States for French fries, as a result of anti-French sentiment in the United States. During the international debate over the decision to launch the 2003 invasion of Iraq, France expressed strong " and "freedom toast"--a jab at France for opposing war with Iraq. Such renaming is not uncommon in wartime. In the anti-German backlash during World War I, sauerkraut became "liberty cabbage Liberty cabbage (also known as victory cabbage) was an American euphemism for "sauerkraut." It was introduced in the United States during World War I, but was rarely used thereafter. "; dachshunds were known as "liberty pups"; and some Americans changed their German-sounding names. The irony in this case is that french fries may well have originated in Belgium, not France (to "french" means to cut into thin strips). And french toast? It was called American toast until the 1870s. |
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