# Home Fries:  Peel the potatos or not?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 9, 2005, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-fries-peel-the-potatos-or-not/325405 "2005-10-09T14:59:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-fries-peel-the-potatos-or-not/325405/41 "2017-10-19T17:17:48Z")

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> [@pulykamell](#):
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> It sounds a little bit like what is sometimes known as [smashed potatoes](http://damndelicious.net/2014/02/14/garlic-smashed-potatoes/), but I’m not entirely sure, as they’re pretty distinct from home fries. They are, indeed, excellent.

I’ve know smashed potatoes as various takes on skin on mashed potatoes.

[http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/parmesan-smashed-potatoes-recipe6-2043469](http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/parmesan-smashed-potatoes-recipe6-2043469)

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