Potato wedges

Potato wedges are irregular wedge-shaped slices of potato, often large and unpeeled, that are either baked or fried. They are sold at diners and fast food restaurants. In Australia, potato wedges are a common bar food, that are almost always served with some kind of sauce. One may use sour cream, sweet chilli, ketchup, ranch, and honey mustard. They are usually seasoned with a variety of spices, commonly paprika, salt and pepper.

"Jojos" redirects here. For the main protagonists with the nickname, see JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
Potato wedges
CourseHors d'oeuvre, side dish
Main ingredientsPotatoes

Other names
Potato wedges with cheese and bacon, accompanied by sweet chilli sauce and sour cream
  • In some regions of the United States, particularly Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northern Utah, Northeast Ohio, Wisconsin and Upstate New York, a popular variation of potato wedges are known as jojos.[1] Jojos are potato wedges that are battered, seasoned, and either deep-fried in the same vat as fried chicken, or pressure-fried.[2] A variation in spelling and pronunciation is mojos, particularly in Western Canada, the Western United States and Canada's Yukon.[3]
  • In Germany, they are known as Kartoffelspalten ('potato clefts'), wilde Kartoffeln ('wild potatoes'), Westernkartoffeln ('Western potatoes') or Kartoffelecken ('potato wedges').[4]
  • In Sweden, they are called klyftpotatis ('wedge-potatoes').
  • In Russia, they are known as картофель по-деревенски ('village-style potato') or картофель по-домашнему ('homestyle potato').
  • In the Czech Republic, they are called Americké brambory ('American potatoes').
  • In Finland, they are called lohkoperunat ('potato sections').
  • In France, they are called potatoes, as the name for the pomme de terre in English, since it is an english recipe.

See also

References
  1. DiStefano, Anne Marie (July 4, 2013). "Restaurants add another chapter to jojos' long history". Portland Tribune. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  2. Price, Nikki (2009-09-25). "A fry with MoJo: The Coast loves its JoJos". Oregon Coast Today. Lincoln City, Oregon. Archived from the original on August 17, 2011. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  3. "Greensboring - Outside the Media Beyond the News". Archived from the original on October 11, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  4. "Potato-Wedges" (in German). EDEKA.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.