Gratuitous Food Porn: National French Fries Day

As if french fries needed their own day. The way we see it, public adoration of the thin and crispies has never been in short supply. But just in case you needed a reminder of how golden fried potatoes have always been both the bane and boon of your existence, we’ve compiled some of the web’s best french fry recipes for your gawking pleasure.

Feel your veins clog, imagine salt grains skirt across your tongue, drown in vats of gravy and chili and even Chardonnay dipping sauce (mind-blowing, we know). It’s National French Fries Day, folks. Could you really settle for anything less?

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Lemon Parsley French Fries

The lovely thing about fries is they don’t take a lot to be delicious. The added bonus here is that these are baked so with all the fresh flavors and lack of grease, they’re practically healthy.

Recipe: Call Me Fudge

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Balsamic Herb Oven Fries

Olive oil and vinegar make for some amazingly artisan-y looking patatas.

Recipe: Wannabe Chef

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Carne Asada Fries

It’s hard to mess up Carne Asada fries, but the added pico de gallo definitely feel fresher than anything you’d find at your typical Cali-Mex dive.

Recipe: Damn Delicious

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Seasoned Grilled Fries

I suffer from the unfortunate condition of thinking grill marks equal flavor, but until I’m blatantly proven wrong, I will continue to enjoy my ignorance. You should too.

Recipe: Slow Roasted Italian

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Prosciutto-Wrapped Truffle Fries

All the savoriness of bacon in melt-in-your-mouth prosciutto form and then wrapped around french fries? Death has never tasted so good.

Recipe: Traditional Home

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Buttermilk Ranch Fries

These are basically Cool Ranch Doritos fries, or in other words, OMG GET IN MAH BELLAY.

Recipe: Savory Simple

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Baked French Fry Poutine

The only problem here is that the recipe uses instant gravy instead of the real stuff, which would be more of a travesty if the thing didn’t look so DAMN DELICIOUS anyway.

Recipe: BS in the Kitchen

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Baked French Fries with Herb Olive Oil

Another baked recipe saved by excess herbs, proving that pseudo-healthy eating really doesn’t have to be torture.

Recipe: Heart of Gold and Luxury

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Buffalo Bacon Cheese Steak Fries

The “buffalo” here comes from Frank’s Red Hot Sauce. I’m sure we don’t need to tell you where to put that sh*t.

Recipe: Lucky Penny

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Black Pepper, Olive Oil and Basil Steakhouse Fries

Okay, I admit, some of these I just included because they look pretty. But look at that black pepper, guys. Just look at it.

Recipe: Picture Perfect Meals

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Chili Lime Fries with Cotija Cheese

Made for a “Reinvent a Classic” cooking challenge, this zesty rendition will probably go great with beer.

Recipe: Kitchen Runway

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French Fries with Roasted Black Sesame Seeds, Sea Salt and Yuzu

The “yuzu” is a kind of Asian fruit said to taste like a cross between “a mandarin and a grapefruit,” which, when combined with the sea salt and sesame seeds, provides a perfectly balanced range of flavors all in one fairly simple dish.

Recipe: Kitchen Runway

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Truffle Fries with Chardonnay Dipping Sauce

The coup-de-grâce dipping sauce combines Chardonnay wine, heavy cream, flour, butter and parmesan cheese. Can you say, “Oh-Em-Jay”?

Recipe: Taste for Adventure

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Baked Steak Fries and Smokey Ketchup

Liquid Smoke adds a nice, barbecue-y texture to the ketchup. Just make sure to add it sparingly, unless you want your fries to taste like lighter fluid. (Unless, you know, you’re into that.)

Recipe: Coupon Clipping Cook

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French Fries that Don’t Suck

Their title, not ours, but based on the photos alone I think it’s safe to take their word for it.

Recipe: Pepper

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Roasted Rosemary Fries

Perfect for anyone afraid of unseemingly hot oil burns, these roasted potatoes come out magically even crispier than their fried counterparts. Score.

Recipe: Call Me Fudge

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Pizza Fries

Garlic fries are the usual pizza side dish, may we suggest mozzarella, pepperoni and marinara-topped french fries as a viable alternative?

Recipe: Kirbie Cravings

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Spicy Oven Fries

The recipe writer describes these as smelling “so good when they are cooking, it actually hurts. Hurts so good.” Now you’re talking.

Recipe: Local Kitchen Blog

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Bacon Cheese Fries

Just try to bake a batch and not immediately go to whip up another. We dare you.

Recipe: Just Putzing

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DIY Animal Fries

Years from now, In-N-Out’s legendary Animal Fry recipe will have long outlived its crazed fanbase, so if you haven’t been able to head westward to try it for yourself, this DIY-version is the next best way to take a bite of history.

Recipe: Pepper

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Brown Butter Gorgonzola Fries

Brown butter is exactly what it sounds like — butter that’s been allowed to slowly melt until it turns a nice, toasty brown. This sauce imparts a nice nuttiness to the french fries and with the gorgonzola, makes everything look absolutely gorgeous.

Recipe: Little Kitchen

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Baked Chili Cheese Fries

Most chili-cheese fries are messy and salty, but this recipe eschews the soggy chili sauce with chili-flavored seasoning. Yum for your tastebuds, yay for your pants.

Recipe: Joy the Baker

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