Malted vinegar on Fries

Sorry I have been posting here quite a bit.

I need some help with a disagreement with the wife. Some where along the line I have acquired the taste of vinegar on my French fries with as ton of salt, especially malted vinegar! I told my wife I picked it up from living in northern Maine. My wife, who is from Northern Maine says that it isn't a Northern Maine thing. So I told her it must be a New England thing, she still calls me crazy! I have lived in the upper Midwest and Upstate NY but I don't think I picked it up from either of them places.

So does anyone enjoy this? Does anyone know the origins of such a fine combo?

I do this when I eat traditional fish n' chips.

I have always assumed this was the origin.

If, by fries, you mean chips - then lashings of salt and malt vinegar is the obvious complement. Even better with battered cod (or haddock), wrapped up in paper.

Nope! I don't like it. I just never acquired the taste for it. Not even with fish and chips.

Burgundy said:

If, by fries, you mean chips - then lashings of salt and malt vinegar is the obvious complement. Even better with battered cod (or haddock), wrapped up in paper.

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I also sprinkle it on the fish.

Burgundy said:

If, by fries, you mean chips - then lashings of salt and malt vinegar is the obvious complement. Even better with battered cod (or haddock), wrapped up in paper.

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There is a place by Heathrow called The Whitehorse, I am a regular there and their fish and chips is to die for.

Absolutely! and with Salt & Malt Vinegar Potato Chip, can have it all the time

I enjoy malt vinegar on my chips/fries. As for it's origin of use of vinegar on chips, sorry can't help.

Vinegar on fries was happening in the late 70's in Ocean City, MD.

I have no idea if it originated then and there.

I used to eat at a Steak Escape and kept noticing they don't serve any fish but there was always Malt Vinegar beside the ketchup, salt, pepper, etc. I finally remembered to ask an employee how are we supposed to use that and he said pour some on the fries. I tried that and I like it. I've always shaken some on my fried fish at the various quickie seafood places and I like that too.

Maybe one of the Brits on here has an idea about the actual origin?

I love malt vinegar on fries. Sometimes I will mix the vinegar with ketchup 50/50 in those little paper cups.

In the Ottawa Valley in Canada, french fries are sold from trucks known as "chip wagons," and fries are available topped with melted butter. It is also customary for the server to allow the customer to add seasonings like salt, pepper, and vinegar halfway through filling the container.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accompaniments_to_french_fries#United_Kingdom

Musikmann said:

I used to eat at a Steak Escape and kept noticing they don't serve any fish but there was always Malt Vinegar beside the ketchup, salt, pepper, etc. I finally remembered to ask an employee how are we supposed to use that and he said pour some on the fries. I tried that and I like it. I've always shaken some on my fried fish at the various quickie seafood places and I like that too.

Maybe one of the Brits on here has an idea about the actual origin?

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It originated in Britain.

No idea but a lot of fries/chips condiments are vinegar based anyway eg mayonnaise, brown sauce, sauce Tartar.

Dave-the-rave said:

It originated in Britain.

No idea but a lot of fries/chips condiments are vinegar based anyway eg mayonnaise, brown sauce, sauce Tartar.

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Thanks Dave!

Dave-the-rave said:

It originated in Britain.

No idea but a lot of fries/chips condiments are vinegar based anyway eg mayonnaise, brown sauce, sauce Tartar.

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Yep, I think it is a carry over from colonial days. I don't care for salt, but I will do pepper and malt vinegar.

Dave-the-rave said:

It originated in Britain.

No idea but a lot of fries/chips condiments are vinegar based anyway eg mayonnaise, brown sauce, sauce Tartar.

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So what is brown sauce?

imatabor said:

So what is brown sauce?

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^^^ just seeing the words Brown Sauce and a picture of the cow......

imatabor said:

^^^ just seeing the words Brown Sauce and a picture of the cow......

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It's a video. A old HP sauce advert.
HP Sauce is also known as brown sauce
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_sauce

I think it's a New England thing. The only place I have seen it on the table everywhere you go was in Vermont. I do see it in some fish restaurants for the fish and chips. Never tried it, but it's probably pretty good. Now to gross you out, I had a girlfriend once that put mayonnaise on fries (yuk!!!). But I think that's a Holland thing.