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In MyMemeCards, the meme card game, “Faut toujours avoir la frite déjà, après on goûte à la moule” is a rare card of the Memes FR pack, number 651 of the collection, and the 487th best-known meme of its 665 cards. Here is what the meme means, where it comes from, and how to get its card.
What does the “Faut toujours avoir la frite déjà, après on goûte à la moule” meme mean?
The card mocks a remark delivered like a serious universal rule when it's really just a corny pun. It's dropped on someone who states an absurd truism with total confidence, or who laughs at their own joke before anyone else gets it.
Where does the “Faut toujours avoir la frite déjà, après on goûte à la moule” meme come from?
Thierry Olive became known in 2010 as a contestant on L'amour est dans le pré, the French show that finds partners for farmers. In 2013, he was invited as a one-night judge on Top Chef, tasked with tasting the contestants' moules-frites. There, dead serious, he announced that you should always start with the fries before tasting the mussels, a pun on French phrases for “feeling great” and “liking mussels,” and burst out laughing in front of the puzzled contestants.
- 2013Thierry Olive, one-night Top Chef judge, delivers his fries-and-mussels line
How to use the “Faut toujours avoir la frite déjà, après on goûte à la moule” meme
- Dropped to mock a rule stated with way more seriousness than it deserves.
- Used on moments where someone laughs alone at a joke nobody else finds funny.
- Reused for a corny pun presented as a universal truth.
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The “Faut toujours avoir la frite déjà, après on goûte à la moule” card in MyMemeCards
| Number | No. 651 |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Rare |
| Collection | Memes FR pack |
| Fame | 58/100 · #487 of 665 |
| Recycle value | 10 MemeCoins (30 in Shiny) |
| Suggested by | @puca |
How to get the “Faut toujours avoir la frite déjà, après on goûte à la moule” card
Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; Faut toujours avoir la frite déjà, après on goûte à la moule comes out of the Memes FR pack as a rare card. The pack odds say what each rarity weighs.
Your first pack is free and needs no account. After that a new free pack lands every 10 minutes, up to 3 waiting for you. You can also buy the card with MemeCoins on the market, bid for it at auction, or trade it — and a double recycles into 10 MemeCoins.
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Odds per card, averaged over a pack: Common 72%, Rare 23.9%, Epic 3.2%, Legendary 0.56%, Mythic 0.3%, Full Art 0.8%, Shiny 0.2%. Cards 1 to 3 are always Common, cards 4 and 5 climb the rarities. Rates drop for cards that circulate a lot. Details
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Thierry Olive?
A French farmer who became known in 2010 on the dating show L'amour est dans le pré, later a one-night judge on Top Chef in 2013.
Where does the fries-and-mussels line come from?
From a 2013 Top Chef episode where Thierry Olive, facing the contestants' moules-frites, declared you must always taste the fries first, a pun that made him burst out laughing.
Why did this line become a meme?
Because of how seriously Thierry Olive delivers this corny pun, and his own laughing fit in front of unimpressed contestants.
How do I get the Faut toujours avoir la frite déjà, après on goûte à la moule meme card?
Open a pack of MyMemeCards: “Faut toujours avoir la frite déjà, après on goûte à la moule” is a rare card of the Memes FR pack. Your first pack is free, with no account, and you can also buy, trade or win the card at auction.
How rare is the Faut toujours avoir la frite déjà, après on goûte à la moule card?
It is a Rare card. Rarity decides which pack slot can deal it, and what it is worth on the market.
Sources: Top Chef 4 - Thierry Olive : « Quand on a la frite, on aime les moules ! » (Purepeople) · checked on October 3, 2026.
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