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wikipedia is about sourcing information from reliable sources, right? and polls are reliable sources, right? (please don't edit wikipedia based on the results of this poll)
so this article claims that some australians call potato slinkies "chips on a stick". fellow australians: is this true?
@lynnesbian Never had one but the food trucks that sell them do seem to be called "chips on a stick"
@lynnesbian 🔲 I’m Australian and I have no name for these that is shorter than a complete sentence.
@lynnesbian also known as curly fries, curly chips and spud on a stick.
@lynnesbian I'm Australian, I see those sold at Queen Victoria Market, I haven't the faintest idea what they call em, I am almost certain "chips on a stick" isn't it.
@lynnesbian What is a potato slinky?
@timrichards basically you cut a potato into a long spiral, deep fry it, and skewer it with a wooden stick. i've seen them at a lot of fairs (the ekka, nambour show, perth royal show...)
@lynnesbian Oh those things. Yeah I've seen those, they look pretty unappealing so I haven't tried one.
@lynnesbian this is usually what we call them at a fair or something, yeah. If you google ‘chips on a stick van Australia’ you’ll get some appropriate image results of vendors that use the term prominently.
It’s kinda like a pluto pup/dagwood dog, in that you’re more likely to see them at an event than at a regular takeaway