| Term | Definition |
|---|
| mealy potatoes | all-purpose potatoes, such as idaho potatoes |
| waxy potatoes | new potatoes, such as red bliss |
| one step potato shapes | includes pommes cheveaux, pailles, gaufrettes, chips and liard |
| two step potato shapes | includes allumettes, mignonettes, frites and pont neuf |
| three step potato shapes | includes pommes soufflees |
| pommes sautees a cru | raw, trimmed potatoes sliced 2-3mm thick and sauteed in a single layer of oil until crisp and moist |
| pommes cheveaux | hair 7cm x 1 mm |
| pommes pailles | straws 7cm x 1-2mm |
| pommes gaufrettes | waffle chips 2mm thick |
| pommes chips | chips 1-2mm thick |
| pommes liard | round 4cm x 2mm thick |
| pommes allumettes | matchsticks 7cm x 5mm |
| pommes mignonettes | thin fries 7cm x 6m |
| pommes frites | regular fries 7cm x 8mm |
| pommes pont neuf | thick fries 7cm x 1cm |
| pommes soufflees | thick slices 7cm x 3mm |
| pommes lyonnaise | peeled potatoes cooked in salted water, cut into round slices and sauteed with sliced onions |
| pommes puree | boiled potatoes passed through food mill combined with milk, salt, pepper and nutmeg and finally mounted with butter |
| pommes gratinee | pommes puree sprinkled with shredded cheese and melted butter |
| pommes mont d'or | pommes gratinee with a liason of egg yolks |
| pommes mousseline | pommes puree with heavy cream and additional butter |
| pommes duchesse | boiled potatoes that have been dried out, pureed, seasoned, combined with egg yolks and butter |
| pommes croquette | pommes duchess piped into logs, breaded and deep fried |
| pommes dauphine | cooked, dried, pureed potatoes mixed with pate a choux, seasoned, formed and deep fried |
| pommes darphin | julienned potatoes cooked in a poele until golden brown and finished in the oven |
| pommes anna | sliced potatoes arranged in concentric circles, cooked in a buttered poele and finished in the oven |
| gratin dauphinois | sliced potatoes mixed with hot cream and poured into a casserole (rubbed with garlic) and topped with gruyere cheese and baked |
| pommes campagnarde | gratin dauphinois with stock instead of cream and added onion and bacon |
| pommes lorette | pommes dauphine with cheese added |
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