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    ‘Smashed, Mashed, Boiled and Baked — and Fried Too!’

    It’s hard to imagine a world without potatoes. There are 5,000 cultivated varieties of them, and they feature in the cuisines of at least 100 countries. It’s no surprise then that there are also countless methods to prepare them.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2017 • 1 min read

    It’s hard to imagine a world without potatoes. There are 5,000 cultivated varieties of them, and they feature in the cuisines of at least 100 countries. It’s no surprise then that there are also countless methods to prepare them. James Beard Award-winner Raghavan Iyer gives us a tutorial on taters from his new book, “Smashed, Mashed, Boiled and Baked — and Fried Too!”

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    Yucatecan seafood, taters, spring chickens and pie
    1. 0:00Jonathan Gold dines at Holbox
    2. 5:50‘Smashed, Mashed, Boiled and Baked — and Fried Too!’You’re reading this
    3. 12:52The Market Report: Chicken
    4. 19:47‘The Pie Project’
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Abbie Fentress Swanson

      Independent reporter and producer

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      Camellia Tse

      Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    2 of 4
    Yucatecan seafood, taters, spring chickens and pie
    1. 0:00Jonathan Gold dines at Holbox
    2. 5:50‘Smashed, Mashed, Boiled and Baked — and Fried Too!’You’re reading this
    3. 12:52The Market Report: Chicken
    4. 19:47‘The Pie Project’
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