Guide Note: Freedom Fries is a name used for French Fries, to reflect anti-French sentiment in the United States usually referenced in regards to France's decision not to send troops to participate in the invasion of Iraq in 2003. The phrase was reportedly first used on a menu in a restaurant in North Carolina, but came into national prominence, when, on March 11, 2003, Republican Congressman Robert Ney used his position as chairman of the Committee on House Administration to have all the menus in the U.S. House of Representatives change the name of French Fries to Freedom Fries as a formal protest of France's refusal to send troops to Iraq. Although Congress reverted back to French Fries in July 2006, some restaurants in the United States still use the term.
Fast Facts:
- First used at: Cubbie's Restaurant, Beaufort, North Carolina
- Congressman Walter Jones urged Ney to make the change
- U.S. House menus had Freedom Fries for 27 months
- Geno's Steak's in Philadelphia reportedly still sells Freedom Fries
