Potato cake
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Potato Cake may refer to different preparations of potato
es.
In the U.S., the term commonly refers to a patty of hashed potatoes, a kind of hash brown
. These are available pre-made and frozen in supermarkets and are served by many restaurants. In the southern U.S., the term often refers to potato pancakes.
In parts of Australia potato
cakes are very common in fish and chip shops where they are sometimes called potato scallops
Potato scallops originate from northern England and are common in fish and chip shops there. This variant is normally a thick slice of potato, dipped in batter and fried, with no additional flavouring added except salt. Hash browns, which are also widely available, are distinctly different.
In New Zealand and Scotland, what are known as potato cakes in Australia are known as potato fritters and are of the same type as the English variant. They are very common in fish and chip
shops and are often the cheapest item on the menu.
More rarely, the term may refer to a preparation of sliced potatoes baked in the form of scallops or an actual scallop
made using potatoes or potato flour.
Scottish tattie scone
s and Lancashire potato cakes are made from mashed or reconstituted potato and flour and baked on a griddle. They are typically served fried with breakfast or as a snack with butter
or margarine, although they are often served with other toppings such as baked beans
, scrambled eggs
, garlic butter or tomato ketchup.
Irish potato cakes are typically made from mashed potato and flour or baking soda, and are usually fried. It differs from boxty
as boxty is made of raw potatoes where as potato cake is made from cooked potatoes. In Ireland, potato cakes are typically known as potato bread, or spid bread and are served in traditional breakfasts along with soda bread
and toast
.
Potato
The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family . The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber. In the region of the Andes, there are some other closely related cultivated potato species...
es.
Hash brown
Hash browns or hashed browns are a simple potato preparation in which potato pieces are pan-fried after being shredded, julienned, diced, or riced. In some cultures, hash browns or hashed browns can refer to any of these preparations, while in others it may refer to one specific preparation. In...
. These are available pre-made and frozen in supermarkets and are served by many restaurants. In the southern U.S., the term often refers to potato pancakes.
In parts of Australia potato
Potato
The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family . The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber. In the region of the Andes, there are some other closely related cultivated potato species...
cakes are very common in fish and chip shops where they are sometimes called potato scallops
Potato scallops originate from northern England and are common in fish and chip shops there. This variant is normally a thick slice of potato, dipped in batter and fried, with no additional flavouring added except salt. Hash browns, which are also widely available, are distinctly different.
In New Zealand and Scotland, what are known as potato cakes in Australia are known as potato fritters and are of the same type as the English variant. They are very common in fish and chip
Fish and chips
Fish and chips is a popular take-away food in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Canada...
shops and are often the cheapest item on the menu.
More rarely, the term may refer to a preparation of sliced potatoes baked in the form of scallops or an actual scallop
Scallop
A scallop is a marine bivalve mollusk of the family Pectinidae. Scallops are a cosmopolitan family, found in all of the world's oceans. Many scallops are highly prized as a food source...
made using potatoes or potato flour.
Scottish tattie scone
Tattie scone
A tattie scone is a regional variant of the savoury griddle scone which is especially popular in Scotland and The Isle of Man. Many variations of recipe exist. They generally include liberal quantities of boiled potatoes and salt....
s and Lancashire potato cakes are made from mashed or reconstituted potato and flour and baked on a griddle. They are typically served fried with breakfast or as a snack with butter
Butter
Butter is a dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk. It is generally used as a spread and a condiment, as well as in cooking applications, such as baking, sauce making, and pan frying...
or margarine, although they are often served with other toppings such as baked beans
Baked beans
Baked beans is a dish containing beans, sometimes baked but, despite the name, usually stewed, in a sauce. Most commercial canned baked beans are made from haricot beans, also known as navy beans – a variety of Phaseolus vulgaris – in a sauce. In Ireland and the United Kingdom, a tomato...
, scrambled eggs
Scrambled eggs
Scrambled eggs is a dish made from beaten whites and yolks of eggs . Beaten eggs are put into a hot pot or pan and stirred frequently, forming curds as they coagulate.-Sample preparation:...
, garlic butter or tomato ketchup.
Irish potato cakes are typically made from mashed potato and flour or baking soda, and are usually fried. It differs from boxty
Boxty
Boxty is a traditional Irish potato pancake. The dish is mostly associated with the north midlands, north Connacht and southern Ulster, in particular the counties of Mayo, Sligo, Donegal , Fermanagh, Longford, Leitrim and Cavan...
as boxty is made of raw potatoes where as potato cake is made from cooked potatoes. In Ireland, potato cakes are typically known as potato bread, or spid bread and are served in traditional breakfasts along with soda bread
Soda bread
Soda bread is a variety of quick bread traditionally made in a variety of cuisines in which sodium bicarbonate is used as a raising agent rather than the more common yeast. The ingredients of traditional soda bread are flour, bread soda, salt, and buttermilk...
and toast
Toast
Toast is bread that has been browned by exposure to radiant heat. This browning reaction is known as the Maillard reaction. Toasting warms the bread and makes it firmer, so it holds toppings more securely...
.