Unique Homemade French Fry Recipes for National French Fry Day or any day. From traditional and purple potatoes, to daikon root and creamy avocados, there is definitely something here for everyone!
Let's be honest, we can and should celebrate French fries every day
Did you know there's a food holiday every single day of the year? It's true, and kinda silly, if you ask me -- but who am I not to celebrate food!? I mean, c'mon.
National French Fry Day
There's everything from National Root Beer Float Day (August 6th) and National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day (April 2nd), to National Stuffed Mushroom Day (no joke! February 4th) and National Coffee Ice Cream Day (September 6th).
Want to check out what the country is celebrating on your birthday, or hey, even tomorrow? Here's an index of all of the food holidays -- including those for the weeks and months, as well as some celebrated around the world.
I'm calling the list of French Fry recipes I'm sharing unique because a couple of them are fries made without potatoes, and some have interesting flavors (crusts) added to them.
Alternatives for Potato French Fries
The list of ingredients you can use to make fries with other than potato is longer than you might expect.
- Avocados (below)
- Daikon root (below)
- Turnips
- Kohlrabi
- Carrot
- Apple
- Zucchini
- Butternut squash
- pumpkin
And then some.
The Best Homemade French Fries
Spicy Roasted Daikon French Fries
Smoky Chipotle Parmesan French Fries
Avocado Fries With Agave-Chipotle Yogurt Dip
How to Make Perfect Crispy Oven Roasted French Fries
Roasted Matchstick Parmesan French Fries
I hope you love all of these incredibly delicious French Fry recipes as much as I do!
Sippitysup
French Fry Day? Well that's my new favorite holiday. GREG
valentina
French Fry party next year! 😉 xo
Coco in the Kitchen
I want it ALL!
valentina
You got it, Colette. 😉
Christopher Box
Avacado fries? Heck yeah! Thanks for the french fry love. : )
valentina
Thank YOU!
David
I am with Greg. I wonder if there is a national hot cocoa day?
valentina
One can only hope! 😉
Deb|EastofEdenCooking
Oh my goodness! What a scrumptious post! I'll take a helping of each please!
valentina
Thank you, Deb. We could go through them - one recipe at a time. Delicious. 🙂
Abbe@This is How I Cook
French fry day? Count me in! I actually went to 5 Guys over the weekend and there fryer was broke. How DOES that happen? Must make my own now and it looks like you have some great choices!
valentina
Thanks so much! Bummer about the broken fryer, but as you said, all the more reason to make your own. 🙂 ~Valentina
John / Kitchen Riffs
It should be French Fry Day every singe day. Love 'em. Rarely eat them because, well, I can't resist them. Great roundup of recipes. My favorite food day -- because it's so weird -- is December 30th. National Bicarbonate of Soda Day. Woo-hoo! One of these days I'll do a post in honor of it. I actually have a really fun idea to "celebrate" it. 🙂
valentina
Ha! John, I love that! I look forward to seeing what you come up with. Your cocktails are always beautiful so I know it'll be fabulous. Happy you like the fries. Stay well. 🙂 ~Valentina
David Scott Allen
Sorry I confused the baked kohlrabi with your fries on Facebook! But, boy, do they rock!
valentina
Thank you so much, David! 😀 ~Valentina