If you mingle with Germans on any street....there is the potential to buy Pommes Frites. It's basically French Fries. You walk up to a imbiss (a stand) and you buy this paper cone-like container with fries. The typical difference between American fries and German fries? Probably a greasier taste, which is generally more preferred after you get used to it. But there is this other curious difference.You generally have two containers which the imbiss will offer for your 'covering' of the fries....either ketchup or mayonnaise. Don't get overly excited about the freeness of this....it's one of the few times that Germans don't charge you for either mayonnaise or ketchup (in a restaurant, they are always charged).
When I first saw this back in 1978, I was kinda puzzled by the mayonnaise offering. I didn't really think that it was that great of an idea. I tried it, and can say that it's ok....I'm still more of a ketchup guy.
The fat content between the greasy fries and the mayonnaise? Well....it's best not to bring this up with a German.
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