CULTURETECHLENSMashed potatoes
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Combined Graph record U-01009 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0609. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Mashed potatoes are established by two published dictionaries fetched in full 2026-10-17: Merriam-Webster defines 'mashed potatoes' as 'potatoes that have been boiled and then made into a soft mass by crushing and beating' (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mashed%20potatoes), and Oxford Languages' dictionary entry defines mashed potato as 'potatoes that have been boiled and then crushed into a soft mass, typically with the addition of butter and milk' (entry text reproduced at https://de.bab.la/woerterbuch/englisch/mashed-potato) — together establishing the stored composition (potatoes, butter, milk).
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Mashed potatoes are established by two published dictionaries fetched in full 2026-10-17: Merriam-Webster defines 'mashed potatoes' as 'potatoes that have been boiled and then made into a soft mass by crushing and beating' (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mashed%20potatoes), and Oxford Languages' dictionary entry defines mashed potato as 'potatoes that have been boiled and then crushed into a soft mass, typically with the addition of butter and milk' (entry text reproduced at https://de.bab.la/woerterbuch/englisch/mashed-potato) — together establishing the stored composition (potatoes, butter, milk).
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- Work type: dish
- Category: sides
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- https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mashed%20potatoes (verification source · master store)
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Mashed potatoes are established by two published dictionaries fetched in full 2026-10-17: Merriam-Webster defines 'mashed potatoes' as 'potatoes that have been boiled and then made into a soft mass by crushing and beating' (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mashed%20potatoes), and Oxford Languages' dictionary entry defines mashed potato as 'potatoes that have been boiled and then crushed into a soft mass, typically with the addition of butter and milk' (entry text reproduced at https://de.bab.la/woerterbuch/englisch/mashed-potato) — together establishing the stored composition (potatoes, butter, milk).
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