You should do more cooking.
Mashed potatoes do have other ingredients besides potatoes. Like butter, milk, nutmeg, other stuff depending on local customs...
Mashed patatoes made purely out of squashed potatoes are not something you would enjoy.
this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2023
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Mashed patatoes made purely out of squashed potatoes are not something you would enjoy.
Plenty of people eat them like that all around the world. Never heard of anyone adding milk to potatoes.
Judging by a short internet search and the majority of comments in this thread, yours seems to be a somewhat exotic experience.
Just give mashed potatoes with some additional seasoning and moisture source a try someday. Might be worth it!
"Riced potatoes" are one example. Mashed (riced) to look like rice, sometimes with added herbs and spices. But potatoes mashed with a splash of whole cream/milk, some butter and salt is a wonderful experience if nothing else. Plain potatoes mashed with a fork only? I'll pass...
Yes it does. Plain potato vs mashed potatoe, with butter/cream/milk. It'll know.
Boil 'em, mash 'em, put 'em in a stew!
Remind me not to eat at your place...
What are you (not) doing to your mashed potatoes???
I mean when you chew your potatoes, they get mashed. So all I'm saying is that when you eat potatoes vs eat mashed potatoes, your stomach doesn't really know the difference now does it
Masticating and mashing are different processes. Please tell me your aren't chewing your potatoes (insert next step) and calling them mashed?
It’s like the traditional way of making chicha… chew up potatoes, spit them in a bowl.
Stomachs are smarter than brains sometimes.
My mouth does, and that's the important part.
Tbf, I don't like mashed potatoes so it doesn't even matter!
I swallow raw potatoes while, like a snake devouring a rabbit, so my stomach knows.
Stomachs don't know shit.
I sure hope not...