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Can we have a love of potatoes thread please.

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Snooks1971 · 06/03/2026 21:28

Posting for potato traffic.
Potato image under review.

Can we have a love of potatoes thread please.
OP posts:
ThatPearlkitty · 06/03/2026 21:39

ill admit i need to study the different types

murasaki · 06/03/2026 21:39

I've never met a potato i didn't like. Much better than people!

ThatPearlkitty · 06/03/2026 21:39

mmmmmmmmm i got some reduced roast poatoes the other day and they were mmmmmmm

thistimelastweek · 06/03/2026 21:39

Potato is king

There is no such thing as a bad potato dish.

You may have a preference. I respect that but it takes wilful stupidity to ruin a good potato

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Snooks1971 · 06/03/2026 21:38

BookOfBritishBirds · 06/03/2026 21:36

Are you familiar with the work of Poppy Cooks on Tiktok? It’s the potato equivalent of sporn.

I will be tomorrow

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Orangebadger · 06/03/2026 21:38

Love a tattie, roasted, roast new potatoes, home made chips, jacket pot with beans, cheese, soured cream with chives… yum! The only one I dislike is mashed!

AllSlippersareBanned · 06/03/2026 21:38

I have Irish parents, so you might assume I’d love potatoes. But I don’t. I think I had my full growing up, so I’d happily never eat one again. My husband however, loves them in all forms.

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Snooks1971 · 06/03/2026 21:38

BrightYellowDaffodil · 06/03/2026 21:34

I love potatoes. They one of my absolute favourite foods. Roast, hasselback, chips/fries, boiled with mint, jacket, I love them all.

Almost. Mash is the waste of a perfectly good spud and I make no apology for this.

@BrightYellowDaffodil shallow fry leftover mashed potatoes in portions on a high heat, so they are blackened, serve with sausages and pickled red cabbage

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Sminty2 · 06/03/2026 21:37

When we were children, our favourite thing was a bowl of Mashed potatoes, dip in the top which you fill with butter.
You have to eat around the butter, so it doesn’t gush out. But at the end, you have a spectacular butter waterfall and last spoonful of potato. Yum! Last one to breach the butter was the winner!

BookOfBritishBirds · 06/03/2026 21:36

Are you familiar with the work of Poppy Cooks on Tiktok? It’s the potato equivalent of sporn.

BrightYellowDaffodil · 06/03/2026 21:34

I love potatoes. They one of my absolute favourite foods. Roast, hasselback, chips/fries, boiled with mint, jacket, I love them all.

Almost. Mash is the waste of a perfectly good spud and I make no apology for this.

faithfultoGeorgeMichael · 06/03/2026 21:33

I want to eat these very expensive posh potatoes - one after another - as a tasting menu 😂https://e0a09631-8441-4d02-b2f0-f4b1b4de3adc.filesusr.com/ugd/099a59_2cd8ee4431d246f28878f42538450742.pdf

https://e0a09631-8441-4d02-b2f0-f4b1b4de3adc.filesusr.com/ugd/099a59_2cd8ee4431d246f28878f42538450742.pdf

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Snooks1971 · 06/03/2026 21:33

FreshInks · 06/03/2026 21:30

Honestly, I think I could just eat a huge bowl of mash from dinner each night and be happy. I might mix it up and have a huge bowl of roast potatoes on some days for a bit of variety.

yes I know! Potatoes are so good Smile

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Isittimeformynapyet · 06/03/2026 21:32

No. I forbid it!

BookOfBritishBirds · 06/03/2026 21:31

My favourite go to dinner when DH is out and the kids dealt with is a baked potato with salad, prawns and a lot of butter.

YANBU

FreshInks · 06/03/2026 21:30

Honestly, I think I could just eat a huge bowl of mash from dinner each night and be happy. I might mix it up and have a huge bowl of roast potatoes on some days for a bit of variety.

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