French fries

Last week I had bought freezed french fries. I hadn't eought place in my fridge so I put them to the fridge in common kitchen. After one day when I wanted to prepare them I saw a sheet of paper with information that it's forbidden to do it. I really couldn't find a reason of this so I went to our caretaker and asked her about it. She told me that there is no possibility to prepare fries because in the kitchen there isn't an oven and she can't make her own available to us. I said that it's not a problem because I want to prepare them on a frying pan. As soon as I finished explain it, she looked at me like on crazy person. I saw in her eyes question: "Are you crazy?! Fries on the frying pan!!! Unacceptable!!". But she said nothing and I could do my fries in the easiest way I know.

Later, I told all story to my boyfriend and he also wasn't very convinced in my recipe and culinary skills. He said that fries are usually prepared on the oven or fries machine. For me it's not a big deal to do fries on frying pan but for Belgian people it seems to be very important thing. They pay special attention on quality and taste of fries. I have never thought about specific taste of fries. I haven't felt big difference when they were prepared on the oven, frying pan or fries machine. Fries are one of "symbol" of Belgium so I believe that they are pro in preparing them.