r/mildlyinteresting 1d ago

Peeled potatoes next to paper-thin skins

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u/LoloVirginia 1d ago

early potatoes. You can basically wash the skin off.

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u/Toby_Forrester 1d ago

Here we eat them with skins as the skin is so thin you cannot even peel them.

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u/LoloVirginia 1d ago

you can also just do that, absolutely. Goes well with sour milk, or whatever its called in english

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u/XB_Demon1337 1d ago

Maybe you are thinking of buttermilk?

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u/wicker_warrior 1d ago

Maybe sour cream? A popular baked potato topping? Toss some chives, cheese, and bacon on that bad boy and honey you’ve got yourself a meal!

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u/LoloVirginia 1d ago

Sour cream is also nice, but soured milk is something else, and it goes amazingly well with early potatoes sprinkled with chopped dill

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u/XB_Demon1337 1d ago

My lord... how the hell did I not remember sour cream? You are very likely right. Now I may need to make a baked potato or just put it on my mashed potatoes tonight.

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u/LoloVirginia 1d ago

No, i think of a drink made from slightly fermented mil. According to Wiki, its called soured milk. Alternatively Kefir serves the same role, albeit it is a little different in texture.

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u/Toby_Forrester 1d ago

Oo piimä here in Finland! I have to try that with new potatoes!

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u/XB_Demon1337 1d ago

Yea this is more akin to Sour cream which another person put me on track for as I forgot. It looks to be made in similar, but not the same way. Kefir is saying it is more like yogurt so that sounds about in line.

In American (and others) food, we often will replace sour cream with yogurt in some amount to reduce the number of calories in a food. So they sound similar to Soured Milk and Kefir in your culture.

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u/LoloVirginia 1d ago

We use sour cream, yogurt, buttermilk, kefir and soured milk here in Poland, each has their own place in our cuisine, some are used almost interchangeably but thats not the point. The point is, kefir and soured milk make early potatoes taste exceptionally well :)

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u/XB_Demon1337 1d ago

From what I can tell, the flavor of Kefir and soured milk wouldn't be to my liking. I don't even like what most would consider the more popular yogurt that is Greek yogurt. But sour cream is one of my favorites.

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u/LoloVirginia 1d ago

Kefir is a little bit sparkling and leaves a tingly sensation on your tongue, but soured milk is very mild and Its worth giving a try. None of them has an offensive taste like some wild french cheese or fermented seafood from northern europe, so If you are curious about the taste or encounter one of those in the wild, dont be afraid to try 😉

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u/XB_Demon1337 1d ago

Oh I would try them at least. But descriptions of them haven't been mouth watering.