Pommes dauphine
Pommes dauphine, sometimes called dauphine potatoes, are crisp potato puffs made by mixing mashed potatoes with savoury choux pastry, forming the mixture into quenelle shapes or rounds that are deep-fried at .

Namesake
The dish is named for the Dauphine of France, wife of the heir apparent to the French throne.

Cuisine 
Pommes dauphine typically accompany red meats or chicken. Typically served in restaurants, they are often for sale at supermarkets in France.

Related potato preparations include pommes noisette, pommes duchesse, croquettes, and pommes soufflées. Pommes dauphines are unique, however, with the choux pastry yielding a less dense dish.

See also
 List of choux pastry dishes

References

French cuisine
Potato dishes
Deep fried foods
Choux pastry