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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 4 points 15 hours ago
[–] AgentOrangesicle@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Irish famine. Edit: there is not a potato for every occasion.

[–] ZMoney@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

Potatoes get plenty of recognition and always have.

[–] badbytes@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

Rice: hold my sake

Hemp: hold your breath

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

A nice, cold, peeled potato with salt and pepper on it is a suprisingly refreshing snack

[–] fungalfelidae5@lemm.ee 2 points 15 hours ago

hell yes i love cold potato

[–] underline960@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago
[–] astutemural@midwest.social 34 points 1 day ago (1 children)

God bless the people of the Andean Plateau, who looked at a moderately poisonous tuber that can freaking kill you, and said, "Eh, it's fine, just don't eat too many of 'em."

A few thousand years of selective breeding and hard work later, we have one of the most important crops in the world.

Yep hunger does some wild things to people

[–] ReadyUser31@lemmy.world 97 points 2 days ago (16 children)

I feel like we could have done better than 'baked potato' for a fancy dinner. Come on.

[–] Ymer@feddit.dk 1 points 15 hours ago

Pommes fondantes!

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 51 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Slovene@feddit.nl 22 points 2 days ago (6 children)
[–] flandish@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Or Hasselhoff. Yes, I know it’s “hasselback” but I refuse to change.

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Served on a naked Hasselhoff, right?

Right?

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[–] BruisedMoose@piefed.social 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Like a TWICE baked potato.

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[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (6 children)

Yeah baked potato is just a solid lunch choice usually

Potatoes dauphinoise would have fit better

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[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 14 points 1 day ago

It's just that many supposedly "fine dining" establishments phone it in with baked because they're easy and customers accept it.

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[–] elvith@feddit.org 50 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Need something to run Linux on? Potato

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 63 points 1 day ago (4 children)
[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 3 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Fucki-, just, fucking fuck off.

Upvoted, obvs. But still.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

god damnit i hate how clever this is.

Heh. This one's great.

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[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is stupid. It gets plenty of recognition. Everyone loves potatoes. Makes alcohol too.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (4 children)
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[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 52 points 2 days ago

Wanting to get drunk?

Vodka, distilled fermented potato juice

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Midlife crisis/divorce/utter failure? Vodka.

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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (8 children)

baked potato is fancy? wow

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[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think oil is doing a lot of unsung work here

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

Salt, too. Try having potatoes without salt. Blech!

[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Cool science class demo about the power of compressed air? Potato gun.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 28 points 2 days ago

Need a battery?

Potato battery.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The classic Irishman's dilemma: do I eat this potatoe today, or ferment it so I can drink it tomorrow?

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Want to get more control over the Irish? Potato Famine.

[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Saved that astronaut guy stranded on Mars.

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[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 18 points 1 day ago

Boil, mash, stick em a stew!

I heard some grow in permafrost

[–] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

TIL in America, Baked Potato with a Steak is “fancy”, rather than “a Wednesday”.

I’d say the same about eg. Chicken “Kiev” with Potato Dauphinoise, standard ready meal gastropub fare.

[–] Ledivin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

American, here - definitely not fancy, but it's a common side for a steak, so I assume that's where the association comes from.

I'd expect "fancy" potatoes to be something like fondant, hasselback, or a well-done scalloped (dauphinoise, boulangere, anna).

Source: huge food snob

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] milk_steak@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Does a sweet potato count?

[–] Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

An honorable mention for sure.

[–] arschfidel@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 day ago

Living that potathoe lifestyle

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