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Potatoes

<em>Girl With a Potato Earring</em>.

Hot, Small, or Couch: Why Potatoes Make Great Idioms

Dan Nosowitz February 20, 2019

Modern versions of Liverpool scouse often include carrots, as well.

Scouse

A sailor's stew that's come to define Liverpudlians.

Cancoillotte

This decadent cheese has frugal roots.

Lancashire Hotpot

This “hodgepodge” of affordable ingredients fueled local laborers during the Industrial Revolution.

Poutine Râpée

Not all poutine comes with cheese curds and gravy.

In the 1890s, many magical potatoes were donated to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, England.

Why an English Museum Has a Collection of Magic Potatoes

Touch of the rheumatiz? Try carrying around a purloined spud.

Anne Ewbank November 7, 2018

Lancashire Butter Pie

The rich, potato-filled dish nourished Catholics on meatless Fridays.

Papas Arrugadas

These salty potatoes were originally boiled in seawater.

Bruges, Belgium

Frietmuseum

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

Pachamanca

In Peru, layers of potatoes, meat, and sweets are steamed in a pit filled with volcanic rocks.

Potato wedge "nails" have been replaced by crinkle cut fries in many newer Horseshoes.

The Horseshoe

The original “nails” have disappeared from this cheese-smothered, horseshoe-shaped ham dish.

Causa

Peru's strikingly beautiful mashed potato casserole.

Bravo shows off a collection of cultivated tubers.

The Potato Whisperer

Manuel Choqque Bravo’s delicious, colorful creations are adored by world-class chefs.

Alona Martinez October 4, 2018

Syracuse Salt Potatoes

Even a local sports team pays homage to these white-crusted, savory spuds.

Mykyrokka

Blood-and-barley dumplings give this Finnish soup its iconic texture.

Chili Bomb

Both a noun and an action, chili-bombing loads a pizza with tater tots, chili, and Cheez Whiz.

Colcannon with scallions and bacon.

Colcannon

A hearty Irish staple that can tell your fortune.

Czernina

Duck blood makes this Polish soup extra rich.