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To hate potatoes ?

97 replies

hopefulhalf · 13/07/2019 19:07

Not a TAT but more of a follow on ? I just don't "get" them floury balls of starch that can't "take" a sauce. Except for mash which is a pain in the arse to prepare and very fattening.

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Cyrusc · 13/07/2019 23:40

Bunch of weirdos. ❤️🥔❤️

SmiledWithTheRisingSun · 13/07/2019 23:42

WTAF?????

SmiledWithTheRisingSun · 13/07/2019 23:43

🥔💛🥔💛🥔💛🥔💛🥔💛🥔💛🥔

CarrieBlu · 13/07/2019 23:43

Potatoes are immense. YABVVVVU.

My fussy three year old gave in this week and finally ate some mash potato and chips. She is now a total potato convert. I didn’t think I could love her anymore, but her newfound love of potatoes makes my heart sing with joy!

In case you hadn’t realised, I bloody love potatoes.

SmiledWithTheRisingSun · 13/07/2019 23:44

Jackets every time!!🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔

CrispbuttyNo1 · 13/07/2019 23:46

Jersey royals, steamed with lashings of butter and salt.

Home cooked chips with salt and vinegar

Creamy garlicky dauphinois potatoes

Greek style roast potatoes with lemon and oregano..

I bloody love potatoes

SmiledWithTheRisingSun · 13/07/2019 23:47

Ooo and potato salad of course.... then there's mash.... and chips.... and fish cakes (with potatoes in) .... and gratin... dauphinois... roasties.... WTAF is WRONG with you op??? YABVVVVVVU! HmmHmmConfusedConfusedAngryAngry🥔🥔🥔🥔💛💛💛💛🥔🥔🥔🥔💛💛💛💛🥔🥔🥔💛💛💛💛

randomchap · 13/07/2019 23:51

Love eating potatoes, just hate peeling them.

I'd happily eat a massive pile of chips right now

FishBulb · 13/07/2019 23:53

OMFG I LOVE POTATOES!!!!!!!

Seriously, if I could only eat one food for the rest of my life, it would be potatoes.

Except scalloped potatoes. They're shit.

NoSauce · 13/07/2019 23:54

I love every single potato-y thing.

Sproglets · 14/07/2019 00:02

Potatoes are, and always have been, officially yucky.

The worst thing about hating potatoes is having to explain the dislike; for some reason people feel the need to list all types of potatoes and check whether you like those. No, when I said I don’t like potatoes what I meant was I don’t like potatoes. Not even chips.

Purpletigers · 14/07/2019 00:49

We practically lived on potatoes growing up . No guesses where I’m from 😜. My husband would eat them every night for dinner . My dad still does.

GeorgiaGirl52 · 14/07/2019 01:11

CHIPS which you call Crisps
Fries which you call Chips
Baked which you call Jacket
Mashed which you call Mashed
Whatever you call them - they are wonderful, and comfort food!

Bumper1969 · 14/07/2019 01:16

The mere idea of not worshipping the potatoes gives me the terror.

I'm Irish my granny lived to 100 and ate potatoes and lard every day of her life.

The option that one might dislike spuds is abhorrent.

Totaldogsbody · 14/07/2019 01:26

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm totties love every single one of them.
There's only one way I wouldn't eat a tottie and that's raw.

Badcat666 · 14/07/2019 01:57

Potatoes are the food of the gods! So many ways to have them, I even have a cookery book dedicated to the lovely buggers.

You can also make vodka from them, other veg need to up their game in my opinion.

DougalsBlueJumper · 14/07/2019 02:02

I had no idea there were people who disliked potatoes. Bloody weirdos.

I could exist on a diet of champ. Just champ and nothing else. I have no class.

serenoa · 14/07/2019 04:37

Mmmmm... spuds. Roasties. Jackets baked enough to stiffen up the skins; stuffed with the innards mashed up with buttery leeks, creme fraiche* and fresh ground black pepper. Real mash with creme fraiche and chives. I do the mashing in the mixer because of serious back problems.

Roasties. Potatoes boulangere if I'm cooking for company, or Dauphinois; I use shallots instead of onions.

Roasties!

*Creme fraiche. There is only one. Waitrose and Ocado sell it.

I saw Idahoan instant mash recommended in these columns, not necessarily AIBU. I bought some. Yeuk!! I can't describe it, it's so revolting, as bad as Smash. If the person who recommended it is on here... shame on you! Wink

If I have family staying for a few days, I buy some spuds from these people. Yukon Gold roasties with garlic... everyone comes back for seconds.

joystir59 · 14/07/2019 05:25

Hate roast tatoes.

powershowerforanhour · 14/07/2019 05:35

It's 5am and you lot have made me want potato in all its glorious forms.
Where I'm from "balls of flour" is a selling point on handwritten signs by the side of the road.
I'm more of a waxy girl myself when it comes to plain boiled spuds but can appreciate a good floury baked potato loaded with salty butter.

Potato lovers- if you've never been to Gran Canaria go, and have their potatoes in garlic. Every day at every meal.

BitOfFun · 14/07/2019 05:44

You are welcome to drop by here any Sunday- MrBOF is famous for his amazing roast potatoes. I don't think you will leave with your spudphobia intact...

BertrandRussell · 14/07/2019 05:48

Apparently there s a chip shop in Kinsale that serves deep fried battered boiled poraries.

Treaclepie19 · 14/07/2019 05:51

YABVU.

hopefulhalf · 14/07/2019 06:31

Not a big meat eater (once a week maybe), so no sausages with my mash etc. Does that explain it ? Rice/couscous/ pasta does vegetarian so much better. I like chips well enough but would rather have my battered fish in a nice roll with salad....

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Housewife2010 · 14/07/2019 06:49

I love potatoes so much. My death row meal would definitely include at least two potato dishes.

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