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[–] synapse1278@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Gratin Dauphinois

[–] Sybilvane@lemmy.ca 81 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

circa 7000 BCE, colorized

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 41 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (11 children)

This

I wasn't expecting this reaction...

I know someone else has posted it but I'll add it here for visibility

https://www.allrecipes.com/bloomin-potato-recipe-11893783

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day ago

That's just lazy french fries.

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[–] Skyline969@piefed.ca 22 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Twice-baked potatoes. Bake them, lay them on the side, slice the top off, scoop out the potato while leaving the skin intact like a little boat. Mash the spuds with butter, sour cream, seasoning salt, cheese, and bacon bits (scallions too if you like them - I don’t), scoop back into the potato, shred more cheese on top, bake until melted.

Perfection.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In taiwan they bake them, mash them, sculpt the mash into a potato shape, bread that, fry it, cut that open, then serve it with some combo of broccoli, corn, pineapple, shrimp, oyster mushroom and always swimming in an inch of nacho cheese.

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Damn I really miss living in Taiwan

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[–] TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website 34 points 1 day ago (8 children)
[–] Hegar@fedia.io 17 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Either you've never tasted vodka or you've never tasted anything else made from potatoes.

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

Best thing != best tasting thing

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 9 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Taste is just one feature, and not the most important for vodka.

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[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

How has no one said a loaded baked potato.

Large large potato Stuffed with shredded chicken or pulled pork, bacon, sour cream, cheese, and chives, then bbq sauce or some hot sauce.

That's perfect use for a potato.

[–] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] synapse1278@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe I never had a good one? I could probably find a hundred potato dishes more delicious than the German potato dumpling, including straight up boiled potatoes with butter.

[–] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Could be, my Oma made em from scratch only for Thanksgiving and Christmas. It was my favorite food then and I miss them now.

[–] synapse1278@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I need to find an authentic German grandma that can make some proper dumplings for me, then I can make a proper judgement!

[–] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago

Yes you do!

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 day ago

pierogi, duh

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Food aside, I've used disposable spoons/forks/knives made of potato as a plastic alternative. Unlike pretty much every similar product that has a weird taste/texture or shit durability, the potato ones were pretty much indistinguishable from plastic except that the texture was kinda higher traction if that makes any sense. Like it'd kinda grab your lips a bit as they were sliding across a spoon, vs the plastic version is slightly less friction.

But, you stop noticing that after like the third bite.

Haven't seen them used in years, so no idea if they're still being produced, but it seemed like a golden standard to replace plastic the few times I used it.

/shrug

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[–] vantablack@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)
  1. Boil them

  2. Mash them

  3. Stick them in a stew

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[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 day ago (4 children)

The better question is to ask what's the worst thing made from potatoes. It's potatoes, boil them, mash them, stick them in a stew, can't go wrong.

[–] Redacted@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 day ago

An enema probably

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Tater tot hotdish

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago
[–] myrrh@ttrpg.network 4 points 1 day ago

...post-apocalyptic artificial intelligence...

[–] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Kesselsknall. A German recipe, basically a large hash brown with bacon and sausage, baked in an oven.

[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Tots dude. They're basically cylindrical hashbrowns. You can eat them straight up with some sauce, throw them in a breakfast burrito, or use them as the base for a casserole

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[–] Kraiden@piefed.social 8 points 1 day ago
[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Mashed, but the key is lots of cream cheese

I'm thinking about some labne, which tastes cream cheesy but has the sour cream texture. Fuck I gotta bake potatoes this week

[–] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 8 points 1 day ago

I've been pan frying pre boiled potatoes for breakfast instead of toast. Pop a couple of fried eggs on top. Vege snags and caramelised onion on the side. 🤌🤌🤌

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm struggling to decide between hasselback, mashed, potato cakes, and scalloped.

To make matters worse, I have discovered the existence of bloomin potatoes and pommes anna.

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[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Potato scones. Paired with Lorne sausage and you have the best breakfast ever.

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago
[–] quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago

Potato plants

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 day ago

Really, really well made mashed potates is heavenly.

Combine with the grease from some meat you're serving it with... Yum.

[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Cottage Pie, Shepherds Pie, or Irish Stew.

Potatoes bringing it all together.

[–] DonorTissue@lemmy.today 6 points 1 day ago
[–] Godort@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's hard to say. Every potato dish is great.

If you were to rephrase the question as "If you could only eat one potato dish for the rest of your life, which would you choose?" I think I would find it hard to argue against the humble baked potato

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