I was wondering what was the difference between these two potato recipes? Both of them seem to be near same but are referred differently. Is there even a difference or is it just word play?
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1When you say 'potato pancakes', I assume you mean latkes or similar recipes where shreded potato is shallow fried in oil ... but there's also matafan, which is a Provincal French griddle cake made with mashed potato.– JoeDec 2, 2013 at 4:20
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1and related : cooking.stackexchange.com/q/13102/67– JoeDec 2, 2013 at 4:21
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@Joe yeah specifically I was talking about Latkes. Didn't know about matafan! Very interesting :) and thanks for the link!– augDec 2, 2013 at 4:22
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Potato pancakes are held together, usually with egg, sometimes flour as well. Hash Browns are usually just the potato, maybe onion and seasonings.
answered Dec 2, 2013 at 1:28
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Hash browns can also be cooked on a griddle ... latkes are always fried (I've been the name translates to 'little oily thing')– JoeDec 2, 2013 at 4:28