Fried potatoes facts for kids

Sliced potatoes frying in a frying-pan

Fried potatoes are a dish or a component of other dishes (such as Bauernfrühstück) essentially consisting of potatoes which have been fried or deep-fried in hot cooking oil often with the addition of salt and other seasonings. They are often served as a side dish.

List of fried potato dishes

• French fries/chips AKA “French-fried potatoes”
• German fries (Bratkartoffeln)
• Hash browns – grated or shredded potatoes that are fried in oil
  • Potato cake/patty – further processed hash browns that a pressed into patty-like finger food
• Home fries – referred to as fried potatoes (UK and regional US), it is a basic potato dish made by pan- or skillet-frying chunked, sliced, wedged or diced potatoes that are sometimes unpeeled and may have been par-cooked by boiling, baking, steaming, or microwaving
• Lyonnaise potatoes – a French dish prepared with sliced pan-fried potatoes and thinly sliced onions that are sautéed in butter with parsley
• Papa rellena (English: stuffed potatoes) – a Latin American dish prepared using a baked potato dough that is stuffed with various fillings
• Patatas bravas – a Spanish dish typically prepared using white potatoes that have been cut into irregular shapes of about 2 centimeters, then fried in oil and served warm with a sauce such as a spicy tomato sauce or an aioli.
• Potato chips/crisps — thin sliced potatoes that have been peeled, vacuum-fried/deep-fried in oil and flavored.
• Potato pancake – shallow-fried pancakes of grated or ground potato, flour and egg, often flavored with grated garlic or onion and seasoning.
  • Boxty – a traditional Irish potato pancake
  • Latke – a potato pancake of traditional Jewish cuisine. Often made with matzo meal, egg, potato purée and served with apple sauce or sour cream.
• Potato waffle – can be fried, baked or grilled
• Potatoes O'Brien – consists of pan-fried potatoes along with green and red bell peppers
• Rösti – a Swiss dish
• Tater tots —grated & shaped potatoes that are cut into “bite-size” pieces and are deep fried. Common side dish given to USA children.