What is Mashed potato?
[[File:Mash Potatoes.jpg|thumb|Mashed potatoes with green onions and butter.]] '''Mashed potatoes''' are a way to serve [[potato]]es. Mashed potatoes are made by boiling potatoes, and then mixing them with milk and butter until they are smooth. Vegetable oil, [[cheese]], sour cream, [[parsley]], [[bacon]] bits and many other things can be added according to the maker's taste. Dehydrated instant mashed potato mixes are available in many different flavors. Sometimes [[gravy]] is poured on top of mashed potatoes. Mashed potatoes and gravy are usually served with roasts or meat loaf. Mashed potatoes are part of the traditional American [[Thanksgiving]] dinner.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Steiman|first=Adina|title=Mashed Potatoes Are Absolutely Skippable At Thanksgiving|url=https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/mashed-potatoes-are-absolutely-skippable-at-thanksgiving-article|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Epicurious|language=en-US}}</ref> Mashed potato was a running joke in the popular BBC children's series [[Bodger & Badger]] which ran from 1989 to 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-06-07|title=Bodger and Badger: the anarchic, mashed potato packed kids show|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/bodger-and-badger-andy-cunningham-kids-tv-70686|access-date=2021-05-07|website=inews.co.uk|language=en}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Potato dishes]] {{food-stub}}