Nathan's French fries

[farago]

Ok, I realize that in the decades-long degradation of nathan's from the sublime down to the ridiculous and continuing on through to the abjectly tragic this is just a drop in the bucket (or was that KFC)

BUT

Has anyone else suddenly tumbled to the suspicion that nathan's fries, which are still in some ways defensible, are no longer really French fries but a sort of fry-shaped tater tot made from tiny chunks of potato-like substance?

[jhopp217]

I think a better question is "when did they forget how to make hot dogs?"

[fourunder]

Doesn't Nathan's do the the Coney Island style krinkle cut?

[farago]

yes, krinkle cut, thick, large, like Nathan's has traditionally been -- varied in length to reflect where in the potato's geometry they originated, and yet...there's a subtle difference i think ... the outside puffs away on an occasional fry and inside there are tiny granular bits ... like a true french fry but it seems less solid ... i am not certain these are reconstituted, could just be soaked for a very long time or frozen and refrozen, not sure at all

[ipsedixit]

"are no longer really French fries but a sort of fry-shaped tater tot made from tiny chunks of potato-like substance?
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That's how I feel about BK fries.

[farago]

yes, but BK is not Nathan's

[Tripeler]

Yeah, but after Ipsedixit's observation, I wonder if Nathan's and BK's faux fries come from the same place...?
Just wondering....