Scalloped potatoes

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Scalloped potatoes are thinly sliced potatoes cooked with some form of cream sauce. Other ingredients may be added to intensify the flavor. Some common ingredients may include onions, pepper, and margarine. Larger ingredients may also be added to change the dynamics of the meal; cheese or ham are sometimes included with the potatoes.

This dish is often considered a holiday dish, and may be present at holiday feasts such as Christmas or Thanksgiving.

Note that scalloped potatoes do not actually contain scallops. The term scalloped originally referred to seafood creamed and served hot in the shell (Rombauer 1964).