home fries
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of home fries
First recorded in 1950–55
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The risk taken of serving home fries rather than french is a major one, but the supreme outer crispiness of the cubes combined with an almost mashed-potato interior makes these quietly wonderful.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2023
The kitchen remade the dish, but it emerged with — the horror! — home fries on the side instead of a salad.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2022
When the server returned the dish, the omelet was correct, but it was served with home fries instead of a salad, which Mr. McNally said had set Mr. Corden off.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2022
Balthazar's staff remade the dish, but they "unfortunately sent it with home fries instead of salad", he added.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2022
She was having home fries with her eggs.
From Joe Burke's Last Stand by Wetterau, John Moncure
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