Amazing Home Fries in Rhode Island: Rachel’s Café in South County
Potatoes are perhaps one of the most versatile foods in the world. However, many different cultures share a love for fried potatoes. Crisps, chips, pommes frites, French fries, home fries – no matter what you call them, they are delicious. Hot, delicious, crispy, and salty, there are many reasons to appreciate a good plate of fried potatoes at home or when dining at a restaurant. Rachel’s Café in South County is known for our flavorful, real-food menu items, which includes our home fries in Rhode Island. Visit our South County commons café to enjoy this delightful side dish with one of our Butcher’s Blend burgers or locally inspired sandwiches.
The Origin of Fried Potatoes
No matter how you eat them, covered in ketchup, dipped in mayonnaise, dunked in Fry Sauce, or paired with wasabi powder, fried potatoes are delightful. The origins of this tasty treat traces back to the Andes mountains where they were discovered being eaten by the high-mountain tribes by the Spanish Conquistadors. This cuisine made its way to the English, Irish, German, Spanish, Flemish, and Indian cultures after being traded along the well-known trade routes of the Old World. The name “fries” when applied to the fried potatoes was first known to be used in 1789 just prior to the French Revolution, when they were sold by street vendors in Paris.
While these fries were similar to what we know and eat today, they were simply single fried slices of potato, rather than the twice-fried items that we enjoy in modern times. The double frying method is believed to have originated in Belgium, used in popular cultural dishes known as Steak Frites and Moules Frites. However, if the current method began in Belgium, how did they become known as French fries around the globe. Many believe that the term comes from the actual cut of the potatoes into long and thin strips. The term first appeared in print in 1918 and stuck, with many people still calling any type of fried potatoes French fries, regardless of the thickness or cut style.
Potatoes Served at Our Rhode Island Lunch Restaurant
If you have a taste for delicious fried potatoes, make sure to stop by our real food café in South County to try our craveable menu for breakfast, brunch, and lunch. Our burgers and sandwiches are served with crispy hand-cut French fries and onion rings. Many of our breakfast and brunch items, including our omelets, scramblers, and locally inspired favorites, are served with home fries. Fresh cut potatoes, seasoned and cooked on a griddle, our home fries are one of the most popular side dishes on the menu. We also use them to create our scrambler dishes, including the Northwest Scrambler with eggs, cheese, sausage, bacon, mushrooms, and onions, as well as our South County Scrambler, with sweet red peppers, diced sausage, caramelized onions, and cheese.
Additional sides, which can be added morning and afternoon, include beef hash, sausage links, your choice of toast, seasonal fruit bowls, pancakes, baked ham, English muffin, French fries, onion rings, and various baked goods. We can even “doctor up” our famous home fries in Rhode Island with a variety of different taste options. Loaded Home Fries include our fresh cut potatoes fried with grilled onions and peppers that are then topped with Hollandaise sauce. Our Loaded Spicy Buffalo Home Fries can come standard or loaded, as well. A range of additional toppings can also be added, to meet all of your taste cravings.
Visit Rachel’s South County Commons Café
Located on South County Commons Way in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, Rachel’s Café is a popular breakfast, brunch, and lunch café that is enjoyed by locals and visitors alike. With indoor and outdoor dining options, as well as curbside and takeout, we have a very diverse menu that includes classic American favorites and culturally influenced local tastes. Make sure to check out our seasonal specials when you stop by our Rhode Island lunch restaurant or give us a call at 401-783-7888 to speak with one of our team members or to place an order for takeout.