mid-morning hunger: french fries

January 31, 2013 § 2 Comments

When I lived in Chile, I lived in french fry heaven.

A chorillana at la J. Cruz in Valparaiso, Chile.

Consider the chorillana: Home-fried papas fritas topped with steak, scrambled eggs, and fried onions. So wrong, so right.

A chorillana made by Andrea, Brynn and myself in 2008.

We were up in Huntsville visiting James’ parents not too long ago, and they nearly made me tear up when they said they’d be frying their own french fries that night.

It’s just one of those things. I know I love french fries, but when I pop a fry into my mouth that is hot and crispy on the outside, and fresh, tender and rich on the inside, I can hardly articulate how my fry affection is taken to an almost forgotten level.

Simply beautiful.