potato peel

Thân thiện

A chef fries potato peels in a pan for a crispy snack.

Definition

Noun 1. A thin, crisp piece of fried potato skin: This refers specifically to the outer skin of a potato that has been removed and then deep-fried or baked until crispy, often seasoned and eaten as a snack or garnish.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The chef garnished the soup with crispy potato peels.
  • We saved the potato peels to make a crunchy snack.

Advanced Usage

• "Potato peel" as a culinary ingredient: Beyond being a fried snack, potato peels can be used to add flavor to stocks or broths before being discarded.
  • For a richer flavor, add the potato peels to the pot while making vegetable stock.

Variants and Related Words

• Potato skin (noun): This is a more general term for the outer layer of a potato, whether raw, cooked, or prepared as food. A "potato skin" often implies a thicker piece, sometimes with a little flesh still attached, commonly served as an appetizer.
  • We ordered loaded potato skins with cheese and bacon.

Synonyms

• Potato crisp (in this specific, prepared context): A thin, crisp slice of potato, though typically made from the inner flesh, not the skin.
• Potato chip (in this specific, prepared context): Similar to "potato crisp," but this term usually refers to the snack made from thin slices of potato.

Related Phrases

• (To) peel a potato (verb phrase): The action of removing the skin from a potato.
  • Her first task was to peel the potatoes for the stew.

Học thuật

Noun

1. crisp fried potato peeling

Từ đồng nghĩa

• potato skin
• potato peelings