疫情之下，多国经济和人民生活受到一定影响。其中，欧美国家流行的薯条消费量也严重减少。为了减少土豆的浪费，欧洲国家纷纷提倡多吃薯条。
Belgium encourages French fries consumption
According to reports, in order to cope with the plummeting demand in the global epidemic, and working with potato farmers and potato processors to overcome the difficulties, the Belgians were urged to eat more French fries.
Belgium is the world’s largest exporter of french fries and other frozen french fries. The country ’s french fries processors consume 5.3 million tons of potatoes each year to make fries, mashed potatoes, and chips and sell them to more than 160 countries.
Why should we promote the consumption of French fries?
疫情控制下，很多咖啡馆、餐馆都关门了，而他们恰恰是薯条行业的第一大顾客。炸薯条加工商报告炸薯条订单大幅下降 80%。
一位负责人表示，“大家都知道，比利时人爱吃国产薯条。这是我们油炸文化的非物质遗产。所以我们呼吁大家多吃薯条，这样我们就可以加工更多的土豆，否则就成了食物的浪费。 “
Industry sources said that global demand for frozen french fries fell more than 40%. Many countries other than Belgium, such as France, Germany, and the Netherlands, also face the problem of how to use potatoes to reduce waste.
How to deal with Belgian potatoes this year?
今年比利时农民的收入损失估计为1.25亿欧元，约75万吨马铃薯无法得到有效加工。而且这些土豆不能用来做其他食物。这些土豆部分用于出口，部分捐赠给食品银行（慈善机构），部分成为牛饲料，其余则送往秸秆发电厂产能。
比利时马铃薯行业人士强烈要求每个人每周多吃一份薯条。可以自己在家做，也可以去小店买。
