Potato wedges

Potato wedges
Hors d'oeuvre
Roasted potato wedges with shallots and rosemary
Alternative name(s):
Jojos
Main ingredient(s):
Potatoes
Recipes at Wikibooks:
Potato wedges
Media at Wikimedia Commons:
Potato wedges

Potato wedges are a variation of french fries. As their name suggests, they are wedges of potatoes, often large and unpeeled, that are either baked or fried. They are sold at diners and fast food restaurants.

Other names

Potato wedges with cheese and bacon, accompanied by tomato sauce and sour cream.

• In some regions of the United States, potato wedges are known as jojos.^[1] This term originated in Elyria, Ohio^{[citation needed]} and is also used in the Pacific Northwest, Ohio, Minnesota, Texas, and other areas. Jojos are potato wedges fried in the same vat as chicken and usually eaten plain alongside fried chicken, coleslaw, and baked beans.^[2] A variation in spelling and pronunciation is mojos, particularly in Western Canada, the Western United States and Canada's Yukon. ^[3]
• In Germany, they are known as Kartoffelspalten or Wilde Kartoffeln (wild potatoes). In Sweden, they are called klyftpotatis (wedge potato).
• In Russia, they are known as картофель по-деревенски (potatoes "village style").
• In Turkey, they are known as "Elma Dilim Patates" (apple slice potatoes).
• In Australia, potato wedges are a common bar food, that are almost always served with a mixture of sour cream and sweet chilli sauce.
• In Maryland, they are known as "Western fries".

See also

• List of hors d'oeuvre
• Food portal

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Potato wedges.