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It’s pretty hard to gain weight eating boiled potatoes but you’ll pack on pounds eating fries. Probably has as much to do with taste as anything. Plain boiled
by chongli 7y ago
It’s pretty hard to gain weight eating boiled potatoes but you’ll pack on pounds eating fries.
Probably has as much to do with taste as anything. Plain boiled potatoes are so bland that people would only eat them if they had no other choice.
- ThomPete 7y agoThats because you haven't had proper potatoes in their season then. In Denmark it's a national delicacy to have same day potatoes cooked or in salads. They are silky smooth, super easy to peel (you simply just rub the skin off) and are amazing with dill, creme fraîse and any meat you can think off.
- chongli 7y agoMaybe not. Maybe in Denmark you have tasty heirloom varieties. Here in North America, most of the potatoes you see in the store are white, waxy, starchy, and bland. If you're not going to fry them then you usually need copious amounts of butter and salt. Having said that, have you tried your potatoes completely plain (no fat or salt)?
- ThomPete 7y agoYes, you can even eat them raw when they are new. I live in the US now and you can easily get potatoes if you go upstate in New York where I live. The problem is that they are way too long to get to the dinner table :)