Potatoes Are The Best Food By: Rylee Munier

 If you were stranded on an island and could only bring one of your favorite foods with you, what would it be? Most people might say something along the lines of pizza, ice cream or even sushi. Not me. My favorite food is hands down, POTATOES!

Yes, of course there are other foods I would like to bring with me, but a potato would be my top choice. It seems like such a basic food. But, there is so much you can do with one potato. This is the most versatile food there is. there are so many different ways to cook and prepare this starch. Here are a few...

Mashed Potatoes:

Mashed potatoes are my all time favorite foods. They are so creamy and delicious. I would have mashed potatoes every day for the rest of my life if I could. This is a staple food that is needed on Thanksgiving and is the perfect addition to any dinner. Mashed potatoes is one of the main ways to cook a potato that makes it the best food 

Potato Chips:

Potato Chips are a classic addition to any meal. They are so thin and crispy and just make you want to keep eating more. There are so many different brands and flavors of potato chips, you can never get sick of them. Are you hungry? Grab a bag of chips. This snack may not seem to be like its made from a potato, but it is and its what makes this food very versatile.

French Fries:

French fries are sold at just about every single fast food and chain restaurant. This is because they are so DELICIOUS! Its the perfect snack to go along with a big hamburger or even a grilled cheese sandwich. These thin wedges of potato are so amazing that sometimes I even like them more than the hamburger they came with

Hash Browns:

Just when you thought there weren't any more kinds of potatoes, there are! And there are even potatoes for breakfast. When I wake up in the morning and my mom is making me some nice eggs and hash browns, I am ready to start my day. the amazing smell wakes me up and I am excited to eat. Potatoes for breakfast may seem crazy, but they taste so good. Hash browns demonstrate even more versatility in the food. 

Potato Skins:

Thin, crispy and stuffed with cheese, bacon and spices. This is the best appetizer on any menu to every exist! And not even the whole potato is used. This way to use a potato is one of my favorites. It shows a new way potatoes can be used. There aren't any other foods that you can use in this many different ways. 

If I had to give a chef one food to use, and I handed them a potato, they would never complain. A potato can be used in so many different ways to create so many different kinds of dished. From dinner, to appetizers, to even breakfast, a potato can do it all. It is versatile and also tastes amazing. I might not mind be stranded on an island if I had a sack full of potatoes with me.