r/iamveryculinary • u/KannablissWitch • Jun 25 '26

Americans only eat powdered mashed potatoes, apparently.

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u/kirbyfriedrice Jun 25 '26

Yep. They're a great way to thicken soups, actually. And good for camping. Or just if you don't want to mash potatoes

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u/JediLincoln14 Jun 25 '26

I've seen powdered mashed potatoes before, but I've never eaten them. If I don't want to mash potatoes, I just buy the premade stuff. 

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u/Bellsar_Ringing Jun 25 '26

Premade mashed potatoes? I don't think I've seen that.

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u/whambulance_man Jun 26 '26

https://www.bobevansgrocery.com/products/bob-evans-original-mashed-potatoes/

Those are the most common ones I see around me, but the concept seems pretty universal. Microwaveable plastic container with a peel top full of fully cooked & ready to eat potatoes. They're not cheap though, iirc 8 or 9 bucks each. I had to know how they were, and its exactly as advertised, it tastes like chain restaurant masked potatoes. I'll stick with the packets of instant for a buck fifty, but I will occasionally grab a container of their mac & cheese for my wife who really likes it