BAKERSFIELD, CA - If you didn’t already know, this Wednesday, July 13, is National French Fry Day, and that is cause for celebration. Allied Potato is ringing in the occasion with a look back at the CHIPPERBEC Potato’s triumph last year when it was featured in a dish that earned the title of World’s Most Expensive French Fry from the Guinness Book of World Records. The dish was created on July 13, 2021, by New York City restaurant Serendipity 3.

“A high-end food for the people…A dish expensive enough to be prohibitive for most people, but not SO ridiculous that they’re out of reach for a special occasion,” Detroit, Michigan, native food writer Nathan Skid said of the Guinness Book of World Record’s most expensive French Fry.

Over time, Allied Potato has developed a strong varietal selection of seeds that it propagates on its own seed farms. The CHIPPERBEC potato is a highly solid, low-moisture, and low-sugar potato that is coveted by chefs for its ideal French fry characteristics. According to a press release, chefs all over the country demand CHIPPERBEC potatoes as a remarkable differentiator product—Serendipity 3’s $200 plate of French Fries serving as a prime example.

The fries from Serendipity 3 are blanched in a mix of Dom Perignon Champagne and J. LeBlanc French Champagne Ardenne Vinegar before being thrice cooked in pure goose fat from Southwest France. They are then seasoned with Guerande Truffle Salt, tossed in Urbani Summer Truffle Oil, and topped with shaved Crete Senesi Pecorino Tartufello. The chefs then throw some shaved Black Summer Truffles from Umbria, Italy, on top before adding sprinkles of 23k edible Gold Dust, the press release stated.

“The Creme de la Crème Pom Frites,” are how the fries are referred to by the restaurant's Creative Director, Joe Calderone, who developed the dish along with Chef Frederick Schoen-Kiewert, who serves as Serendipity 3's Corporate Executive Chef.

Celebrate National French Fry Day with CHIPPERBEC potatoes!

Allied Potato