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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
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- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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You should do more cooking.
Mashed potatoes do have other ingredients besides potatoes. Like butter, milk, nutmeg, other stuff depending on local customs...
Mashed patatoes made purely out of squashed potatoes are not something you would enjoy.
"Riced potatoes" are one example. Mashed (riced) to look like rice, sometimes with added herbs and spices. But potatoes mashed with a splash of whole cream/milk, some butter and salt is a wonderful experience if nothing else. Plain potatoes mashed with a fork only? I'll pass...
That's actually also the only reference to a pure potatoe variant of mashed potatoes I could find: Kartoffel-Reis or Kartoffel-Schnee (potatoe rice/ snow) in the german Wikipedia (no mentioning of something similar in the english version).
But they apparently require a special preparation to get their unique texture.
Also, I am german but have never heard of it before. Not that common I would say. And for sure nothing one would think of when hearing "mashed potatoes".
Plenty of people eat them like that all around the world. Never heard of anyone adding milk to potatoes.
Judging by a short internet search and the majority of comments in this thread, yours seems to be a somewhat exotic experience.
Just give mashed potatoes with some additional seasoning and moisture source a try someday. Might be worth it!
I have never seen a single recipe for mashed potatoes that did not call for milk, cream, or broth of some sort (not even Vegan recipes). Ever. Never seen a single cook from any country (in person or on TV/YouTube) make them without adding something like this. Along with seasoning of some sort. Bare minimum.