mashed potatoes
Whipped starchy tubers
Mashed potatoes are potatoes that have been boiled and crushed into a soft, creamy mass, typically with butter and milk.
A staple of comfort food and holiday meals: turkey with mashed potatoes and gravy.
The dish invites variations—garlic mashed potatoes, loaded mashed potatoes with cheese and bacon.
Figuratively, something reduced to mashed potatoes has been thoroughly pulverized.
- gravyThickened meat drippings
- colcannonIrish potato-cabbage mash
- butterSolid fat from cream
- creamySmooth and rich
- chivesMild allium herb
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