potato
Underground starch vegetable
A potato is a starchy tuber grown underground, one of the world's most important food crops.
Potatoes are boiled, baked, fried, or mashed.
The word extends to the plant itself and to other tuber-producing plants: sweet potato.
A couch potato is someone who sits around watching television.
A hot potato is a controversial issue people avoid handling.
Small potatoes means something trivial or insignificant.
Ground matter for planting
- tuberUnderground nutrient reservoir
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- harvestGathering mature crops
- cultivationFostering growth through care
field · crop · hilling · furrow · yield · blight · rotation · irrigation
Edible orange taproot
- parsnipPale edible taproot
- turnipEdible white root crop
- beetDark red root vegetable
- radishPeppery edible root
rutabaga · yam · taro · cassava · jicama · daikon · celeriac · kohlrabi
Crushed to softness
- friesDeep-fried potato strips
- chipsThin fried slices
- bakedCooked by dry heat
- roastedCooked uncovered with heat
wedges · gratin · gnocchi · latkes · pierogi · hashbrowns · croquettes · aloo gobi
Plant disease causing decay
- IrelandNorth Atlantic island republic
- starvationExtreme nutritional deprivation
- 1840sFifth decade, nineteenth century
- crop failureWhen fields yield nothing
phytophthora · emigration · coffin ships · scarcity · destitution · peasantry · landlords · eviction
Reddish-brown color
- fingerlingImmature fish, hatchery-sized
- redPrimary color, warm
- whiteAbsence of pigment
- purpleHue between crimson and azure
baby · waxy · floury · heirloom · creamer · petite · all-purpose
Warm and substantial
- wholesomeConducive to well-being
- homestyleSimply prepared, like family cooking
- nourishingPromoting health through food
- satisfyingProducing fulfillment or pleasure
soothing · cozy · warming · rustic · traditional · filling · mashed · baked
Sugar or starch compound
- amyloseLinear glucose chain
- thickenerSubstance adding viscosity
- gluten-freeContaining no wheat protein
- gelatinizationStarch swelling in liquid
flour · binding · gelling · vodka · viscosity · roux · retrogradation · dextrin
soil
Ground matter for planting
cultivation · field · crop · hilling · furrow · yield · blight · rotation · irrigation · organic
carrot
Edible orange taproot
radish · rutabaga · yam · taro · cassava · jicama · daikon · celeriac · kohlrabi · sunchoke
mashed
Crushed to softness
roasted · wedges · gratin · gnocchi · latkes · pierogi · hashbrowns · croquettes · aloo gobi · patatas bravas
blight
Plant disease causing decay
- IrelandNorth Atlantic island republic
- starvationExtreme nutritional deprivation
- 1840sFifth decade, nineteenth century
crop failure · phytophthora · emigration · coffin ships · scarcity · destitution · peasantry · landlords · eviction · workhouses
russet
Reddish-brown color
- fingerlingImmature fish, hatchery-sized
- redPrimary color, warm
- whiteAbsence of pigment
purple · baby · waxy · floury · heirloom · creamer · petite · all-purpose
hearty
Warm and substantial
- wholesomeConducive to well-being
- homestyleSimply prepared, like family cooking
- nourishingPromoting health through food
satisfying · soothing · cozy · warming · rustic · traditional · filling · mashed · baked · roasted
carbohydrate
Sugar or starch compound
- amyloseLinear glucose chain
- thickenerSubstance adding viscosity
- gluten-freeContaining no wheat protein
gelatinization · flour · binding · gelling · vodka · viscosity · roux · retrogradation · dextrin · glycemic
boiling
Liquid vaporization temperature
baking · steaming · grilling · sautéing · deep-frying · peeling · dicing · slicing · cubing · shredding
potatofirecracker
Small celebratory explosive device
dynamo · live wire · go-getter · superstar · showstopper
- potato chipsThin fried tuber slices
- mashed potatoesPulverized cooked tubers
- sweet potatoesOrange-fleshed root vegetables
- baked potatoOven-roasted whole tuber
- potato saladCold dressed tuber dish
- couch potatoHabitual sedentary TV watcher
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