this post was submitted on 11 Mar 2024

114 points (95.2% liked)

Asklemmy

asklemmy@lemmy.ml

55,218 readers

3,122 active

127 users here now

A loosely moderated place to ask open-ended questions

Search asklemmy 🔍

If your post meets the following criteria, it's welcome here!

Open-ended question
Not offensive: at this point, we do not have the bandwidth to moderate overtly political discussions. Assume best intent and be excellent to each other.
Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below
Not ad nauseam inducing: please make sure it is a question that would be new to most members
An actual topic of discussion

Looking for support?

Looking for a community?

Lemmyverse: community search
sub.rehab: maps old subreddits to fediverse options, marks official as such
!lemmy411@lemmy.ca: a community for finding communities

~~Icon~~ by ~~@Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de~~

founded 7 years ago

moderators

mekhos@lemmy.ml

14specks@lemmy.ml

What is your favorite form of potato? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by Mr_Fish@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

81 comments fedilink hide all child comments

The most versatile of foods, creating chips, hash browns, and vodka, among other things. Which option is the best one?

IMO some good hot chips (fries for you incorrect Americans)

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] GreenPlasticSushiGrass@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

They got their name because they're the kind of casserole you bring to family gatherings. They got popular because of crispy cheesy awesomeness.

parent

hideshow 2 child comments

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago*

the kind of casserole you bring to family gatherings

traditionally to funerals. I believe it originated in Mormon culture.

parent