Potatoes.

After thinking long and hard about what to write this blog post about, I finally decided to write about something very close to my heart. Yep, you've guessed it (..or just read the title of this post) - POTATOES!


I'll start off by saying that I know I should probably be writing about something a bit more.. intellectual, but I'd rather write about potatoes :)


My love for potatoes has always existed. They are one of those things in life that just make me happy. Potatoes have even become part of my identity, with one of my friends nicknaming me "Rosie Roast Potatoes". Roast potatoes are one of my favourite forms of potato due to their crispy exteriors and fluffy insides, and they taste best when stabbed with a fork so that the gravy can soak in. Obviously chips are a winner too; the smell of chip shop chips ("chip shop chips"- that is so fun to say!) is the best smell on the planet, and squishy chips beat crispy chips any day! Mexican potato wedges are always a temptation. On one day during Soul Survivor I ate nothing but potato wedges with salsa (six bowls of wedges, to be precise). Whenever we visit family in Northern Ireland, we always have to bring home a stash of potato bread, which is perfect toasted with ketchup (as in toasted and then dipped in ketchup, because how can something actually be toasted in ketchup? now there's an idea.). If you've never heard of or tried potato bread before- DO IT :) and thank me later. Potato waffles and potato smiley faces (McCain do the best ones) are one of those things that just remind me of primary school and childhood summers in my friends' gardens. Though that is not to say waffles and smiley faces can only be enjoyed by primary school kids- because I had some the other day, therefore they are perfectly justified! I would also like to take this opportunity to ask the question: is there a difference between new potatoes and boiled potatoes? Because I've always thought of them as being the same thing, or are boiled potatoes the cooked version of new potatoes? Who knows. Oh and we can't forget mash potato, which is another form of potato that goes best with gravy (and veggie sausages). I've never seen the appeal of smooth mash though, for me the best mash is LUMPAAAAAY! Probably the most comforting potato is the jacket potato, because ya can't beat a piping hot spud filled with melted cheddar, oh yeahhh.


So those are my thoughts on potatoes, and I hope you now have a clearer idea of why I love them so much! And I also apologise if you are now sat there thinking, "why have I just wasted some of my life sat here reading about why some chick likes potatoes?"


Spread the potato love, people.