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The most versatile of foods, creating chips, hash browns, and vodka, among other things. Which option is the best one?

IMO some good hot chips (fries for you incorrect Americans)

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[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 34 points 8 months ago (3 children)
[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

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[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 8 points 8 months ago (4 children)

While poutine is great, I think that's kinda cheating. The question was about forms of potatoes, not dishes with potatoes in them. "Cheese curds and gravy" is not a form of potato, and I doubt you'd rank the naked fries underneath so highly.

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 8 months ago

Did you read the rest of the posts? We're well beyond that.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

"Cheese curds and gravy" is not a form of potato

That's because humans improved upon God's creation. If we had an omniscient god, poutine would grow on trees.

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[–] JackFrostNCola@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I would have said a close race between potato bake & wedges with sour cream & sweet chilli - until i went to Canada, and now i say Poutine.

[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 30 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Boiled, mashed, and stuck in a stew.

[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

Shoot, someone down below beat me to it.

[–] Octospider@kbin.social 26 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What's "taters", precious?

Boil’em, mash’em, stick’em in a stew!

[–] Tolstoshev@lemmy.world 24 points 8 months ago
[–] GreatDong3000@lemm.ee 22 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Spanish tortilla.

It is just a huge potato pie with only potatoes, onions, eggs and olive oil. Look it up if you never seen it.

[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] GreatDong3000@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago

It's easy to make the hardest part is flipping it without destroying it. If you have a double-sided pan that's easy too.

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[–] MrsDoyle@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Baked potato, done properly in the oven so the skin is crispy, broken open and the inside mashed up with butter and grated cheese. Food of the gods.

[–] ShunkW@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Add in some sour cream and I'm absolutely in agreement.

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[–] d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 10 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Same, except skip the cheese and try some butter and soy sauce, or butter and togarashi.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Butter and soy sauce!?!

I am equally disgusted and intrigued. You sir, are a raging psychopath...

Edit: name checks out

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[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Soy sauce? I'm speechless. I must try this 🀯

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[–] Pistcow@lemm.ee 14 points 8 months ago
[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

Fries!

North Carolina Hot Chips for thin and crispy

Or Sidewinder Fries for thick and fluffy

[–] SecretPancake@feddit.de 13 points 8 months ago

Any potato is good potato

[–] GreenPlasticSushiGrass@kbin.social 10 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Do I have to pick one? Shoestring fries, waffle fries, tater tots, home fries, steak fries, garlic mashed potatoes, potato pancakes made from leftover garlic mashed potatoes, curly fries, funeral potatoes, and Greek potatoes are all awesome. I'd also like to try to make patatas bravas sometime. I'm guessing they will also be awesome.

[–] Breezy@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Wtf are funeral potatoes??? Potatoes you eat while at a funeral, or do they like grow up out of graves carrying the life essence from their roommates

[–] GreenPlasticSushiGrass@kbin.social 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

the kind of casserole you bring to family gatherings

traditionally to funerals. I believe it originated in Mormon culture.

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[–] Nemo@midwest.social 10 points 8 months ago

I mean, pierogis, right? Gotta be.

[–] CrispyCactus@lemm.ee 8 points 8 months ago

Mashed, with butter and garlic scapes.

[–] prunerye@slrpnk.net 8 points 8 months ago

Either scalloped with cheese, boiled in chicken broth until the broth boils off and the potatoes are basically already mashed for you, or my laptop.

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 7 points 8 months ago

I mean I love it all, but ya can't beat any deep fried variant, be it French fries, chips, or whatever else you can come up with. So good!

[–] RozhkiNozhki@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I like it on shepherds pie, ALSO one of our local pubs makes Irish nachos which is sliced fried potatoes with cheese, jalapenos, guacamole, pico de gallo and black olives.

[–] tunetardis@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

Irish pubs are good for both of those! πŸ€

[–] metaStatic@kbin.social 5 points 8 months ago

Desiree because of Garfield

and if you get it you're actually old not just internet old.

[–] ProtonBadger@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago

Hassleback potatoes with butter.

[–] Truffle@lemmy.ml 5 points 8 months ago

Coal baked served with olive oil and garlic

[–] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

3am Waffle House hashbrowns after a night of drinking. Smothered and covered, of course.

[–] MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Smashed, it's unreal. They basically end up tasting like little pastries. Everyone is always blown away when I serve them like this

https://jtr.link/WwHC

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[–] tkk13909@sopuli.xyz 3 points 8 months ago

Tim's Potato Chips have the best salt+vinegar combo I've ever tasted in a chip but I'd have to go with pierogies.

[–] SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

All of them. I like the one in tinfoil wrapped, you throw into a campfire, while adding some quark with chives, the most. So many memories, when we had an easier time of life, in the late 90's.

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[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

I do love me some deep fried sliced potatoes.

[–] Dhrystone@infosec.pub 3 points 8 months ago

My favorite is new potatoes from a crawfish boil. Second is probably really good potato salad, especially when there’s some gumbo to put on it.

No points for guessing where I’m from.

[–] d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 2 points 8 months ago

Tornado potatoes. Or the air-fried version for a healthier alternative.

[–] DaleGribble88@programming.dev 2 points 8 months ago

Pan fried potatoes are the bomb

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago
[–] cowfodder@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Fondant potatoes. I don't ever bother doing the perfect cylinder cut, but they're amazing.

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