Mashed Potato

Garaman | 17:42 Wed 15th Feb 2017 | Food & Drink

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Eating in a very nice restaurant in London the other day I was reminded of how much I hate 'posh' mashed potato. Perhaps it is my humble upbringing but I like my mash simple and resembling potato not creamy gloop. Am I in the minority on this?

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OldBather

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I use a potato ricer,it has 3 sizes of holes,and can take swedes and carrots too.You never get the tiniest of lumps with a ricer.Have a look here:~

03:27 Thu 16th Feb 2017

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alavahalf

Just a little snippet regarding spuds with their skins on..
Please stop eating or drinking ..
Having always loved baked spuds complete with their jackets, I have recently changed my mind. After an hour of baking in a tray with a bit of butter added, the spud in question took on a dark golden colour.
The dark skin now covered up the holes that the slugs had made when they dug their way into the potato.
The smell of it as I split the potato apart was enough to clear the room.
It's mashed or boiled for me from now on !

ummmm

I like crushed new potatoes.

-Talbot-

Please tell me you draw the line at raw potatoes, ummmm?

ummmm

Yeah...raw potatoes are not good for you :-D

mikey4444

Making good mashed potato is hardly rocket science is it ?

Garaman....I am glad that you enjoyed your meal but I would be wary of a place that could get something as simple as mash so wrong !

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Islay

Mikey they didn't get it wrong. It is a fashion.
Food has fashions just the same as clothes and cars and houses. The current fashion for mashed potato is pureed which makes it appear glossy and too gloopy for some peoples tastes.

Garaman

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Yes, I agree with Islay and wasn't suggesting that they got it wrong, just checking if I was in the minority in not liking it.

Islay

Lol Garaman, I love food fashions some are so right like anything done with bellypork and some are wrong like the puree'd potato, they should realise that not everything vegetable wise can be puree'd.

Tilly2

I watched the video posted by OldBather. I couldn't believe how much salt was added. A whole tablespoon! Yeuk.

mikey4444

Well, its either mashed potato or it isn't, and from your description, it doesn't seem to fulfil the brief.

It certainly wouldn't be welcome on my plate !

ummmm

DB - Yes...def talking about spuds :-D

I must admit that although I'm not a fan of salt I do use quite a lot in my mash.

Mikey - the only problem with creamed mash is if it's over worked.

Islay

Exactly Ummm
Mikey its puree'd as I have explained before. its not snobby its not posh its just fashion!

mikey4444

Islay...I understand what his slop looks like, and I don't like it !

Its typical of these kind of places where they can take a very ordinary but delicious dish and completely begger it up !

ummmm

Mikey - but not everyone thinks it's *** up.

It's really simple...you put spuds through a ricer so they are nice and smooth...then add milk/butter until you get the consistency you want. Peoples taste vary.

-Talbot-

I didn't think you were talking about spuds ... maybe you and divebuddy have lead a sheltered life ...

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