potato peel
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.
Noun
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crisp fried potato peeling
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