Am I weird for disliking only mashed potatoes? I love potatoes in every other form
Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew
Submitted 4 weeks ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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TheBlue22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Yes, you are. That’s OK though. Nothing wrong with being weird.
the_grass_trainer@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I wonder, is it all mashed potatoes or the really thin soupy kind? Or even chunky kind with skins in them?
I ask because i was watching a YouTube short where the guy claimed “this is why restaurants have the best mashed potatoes” then proceeded to make the soupiest mashed potatoes i have ever seen… Never disliked a short so fast in my life.
jballs@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
As far as your stomach knows, all potatoes are mashed potatoes!
obinice@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Ooh this is the painting my parents have but their print is super faded and blue, I’ve wanted to get them a new one for years but never knew what it was!
Does anyone know what this is called please? Thank you :-)
ickplant@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
oyfrog@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Raw?
ickplant@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Yes. I eat them like apples.
bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
They’re the apple of the earth 😋
mkhopper@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I made the mistake of juicing raw potatoes once, figuring the other vegetable juices like beets and carrots would mask any of the potato flavor.
Won’t ever do that again.
SomeBoyo@feddit.de 4 weeks ago
Boil ’em, Mash ’em, Stick ’em in a Stew.
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 4 weeks ago
Fuck yeah!
Dozzi92@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
This post speaks to me.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Not only are they versatile, they’re easy to grow in marginal soils without extra irrigation, store for a long time without refrigeration, can be dehydrated and stored even longer, and if it starts sprouting you can just plant it again and get more potatoes.
If there’s two plants you should learn to grow for the apocalypse I recommend potatoes and pumpkins and if you can pick one it’s definitely potatoes.
oessessnex@programming.dev 4 weeks ago
You don’t even need soil, you can just put them on the ground and cover them with hay, and they grow just fine.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
And they’re prolific. With intensive cultivation you can get hundreds of pounds a year out of a hundred square feet.
wjrii@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Now that said, potatoes only is probably not a great “Plan A.”
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I wonder if that was a case of a lack of genetic diversity. Potatoes are indigenous to the Americas, so there’s a lot more diversity which can help protect against disease.
sudoroot@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
I just watched “The Botany of Desire” with Michael Pollan, and learned a fuck ton about potatoes. I agree lol
CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 4 weeks ago
Pumpkins I’m curious about. All I can even think of to do with a pumpkin is pie, though I’m sure there’s probably more traditionally done with them
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
You can do a lot of the same things you do with potatoes: Boil 'em, bake 'em, fry 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew