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There was a book published ... years ago ... author interviewed on Fresh Air circa 2001. Let me see if I can track it down....

Russ Parsons, How to Read a French Fry, 2001.

https://www.worldcat.org/title/how-to-read-a-french-fry-and-...

Interview: https://freshairarchive.org/segments/los-angeles-times-food-...