Chili cheese fries, also called Coney Island fries, is a dish made of French fries topped with cheese and chili con carne.
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Type | Fast food |
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Course | Appetizer |
Region or state | United States |
Main ingredients | French fries, chili con carne, cheese |
History
editThe inventor and place of origin of chili cheese fries is unknown. Frozen chili cheese fries had begun to be sold commercially in the United States by 1975.[1]
Description
editThe dish is prepared by topping French fries with chili con carne and grated cheese, typically cheddar or American.[2][3]
In popular culture
edit- In Ben 10, Chili cheese fries is depicted as the favorite food of Ben Tennyson and the Galvan Albedo.
References
edit- ^ "Chili Cheese Fries | Traditional Side Dish From Texas | TasteAtlas". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "Chili Fries". Food Network. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "Sizzling good homemade chili beef cheese fries". ABC4 Utah. 2023-07-12. Retrieved 2023-07-17.