Venezuela Has the Most Expensive French Fries on the Continent - Diálogo Américas (2024)

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How much are French fries in Venezuela? ›

The price of French fries in Venezuela ($4.50) greatly exceeds the cost of this product in countries of the region, such as Brazil ($3.35), Argentina ($3), Ecuador ($2.10), Colombia ($2), Chile ($1.83), Peru ($1.50), and Paraguay ($1.55).

Belgium eats the most fries per capita. French Fries are basically their National dish and they claim to have invented them though this is disputed by France.

The restaurant stated, “We broke another Guinness World Record! Chef Joe and Chef Freddy are celebrating #NationalFrenchFryDay the right way… making the world's most expensive fries that will be available on the menu for a whopping $200. Made with upstate Chipperbeck potatoes, Dom Perignon Champagne and J.

But of all the golden arches in the world, Switzerland sports the highest prices, as Business Insider has previously reported. It makes sense. After all, Switzerland is widely considered the most expensive country in Europe.

Hyperinflation: Venezuela has experienced hyperinflation, with the value of the national currency, the bolívar, plummeting rapidly. Hyperinflation has led to skyrocketing prices for food and other essential goods, making them increasingly unaffordable for many Venezuelans.

Two hundred bucks? That's what you'll spend at a restaurant called Serendipity 3 on Manhattan's Upper East Side. It's home to the world's most expensive fries, known as the creme de la creme pommes frites.

As countries around the world have grappled with rising inflation in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Venezuela's price growth has been spurred by growing demand for dollars, increased government spending, and weakening of the bolivar, prompting fears of a renewed era of hyperinflation.

According to The Wall Street Journal and experts, Belgians consume more French fries than Americans, and French fries are the national cuisine of Belgium.

It is believed that Belgians were the first to begin the process of frying strips of potatoes, at some time between the late 17th and early 18th century. Legend has it that the poor villagers of Meuse subsisted on a diet of fish caught in the local river, which they would then fry before eating.

Who eats French fries with mayonnaise? ›

Fries with mayonnaise or one of a wide variety of other typical Belgian sauces is a fast food classic in Belgium, often eaten without any side orders.

In 1979, an inventor named Edgar Matsler patented a potato slicer that cut a lattice pattern into spuds — thus, creating the waffle fry. This tool revolutionized fries as we know them, which eventually led to waffle fries becoming a staple on fast food menus including Chick-Fil-A's and in the freezer aisle.

When fries were introduced to Great Britain they referred to them as chips as they were “chipped” off the potato. When chips were then invented and made their way over there they already had something called a chip so they called them crisps instead.

Liechtenstein and Switzerland share the world's most expensive Big Mac ($7.75) and Happy Meal ($8.17). The world's most expensive McDonald's item is the Triple Cheddar & Double Beef in France ($15.70).

The Le Bonnotte potato, cultivated exclusively on the Ile De Noirmoutier island in France, is sold for a staggering ₹40,000-50,000 per kilogram, making it the world's most expensive potato. The Le Bonnotte potato is special as it is grown only on 50 square meters of sandy land.