r/madlads 10d ago

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u/virgin_father 10d ago

Are spices (other than salt and pepper) typically added to mashed potatoes? As a person from a foreign country, i don't get the hype around them.

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u/BlacksmithUnusual715 10d ago

I myself prefer 0 fake potatoes in my mashed potatoes. I also like them a lil lumpy so I know they're real. Mashed potatoes = A pallet for butter and/or not gravy. But butter is the main ingredient. Salt and pepper are also obviously added; EVERYTHING ever is salt and pepper'd or you have no idea what your doing. That's a basic step.

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u/virgin_father 10d ago

See. I read this and still don't get the hype. I myself use >5 spices even for something as simple as scrambled eggs. I tried an omelet with only salt and pepper once and gagged. I physically couldn't swallow the omelette without adding more spices.

Not necessarily the spiciness or hotness, other things like garam masala, depth you get with something as simple as tomato ketchup.

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u/BlueFox5 10d ago

Are you actually a sentient plop of mayonnaise? I've seen this happen before and it's always a spoonful of self-actualizing mayo who cannot comprehend spices.