Dishes like french fries, mashed potatoes are the cornerstone of the kitchen of many worlds. But it was not always like this. Potatoes were first introduced in Europe and western cuisine by Sir Walter Raleigh, who brought them to the sea from the so-called “New World”.

A pioneer in the field of potatoes and mashed potatoes in Europe was the Frenchman Antoine Parmentier. He grew them on his farm and even won a prize for them. History tells us that local people stole their potatoes from the farm and this is how they became part of French cuisine.

Today there are many different ways to mash potatoes. Actually, the basic recipe is not very different most of the time, it is what is then added to the mashed potatoes that makes the difference. Things like cheese, bacon, onion are often added to the recipe. There are also many recipes that use mashed potatoes as a starting point, for example, potato croquettes.

So let’s mash potatoes. Will need:

a cup of half cream (you can also use thick cream)
half (1/2) cup salted butter,
salt to season and
six potatoes (medium)
Tip number one: what kind of potatoes to use? ....

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