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Type | Hotdish or casserole |
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Place of origin | United States |
Region or state | Intermountain West, Midwest |
Main ingredients | Hash browns or cubed potatoes, cheese ( cheddar or Parmesan), onions, cream soup (chicken, mushroom, or celery) or cream sauce, sour cream, butter, corn flakes or crushed potato chips |
Funeral potatoes (also great potatoes, cheesy potatoes, hash brown casserole, [1] cheesy hash browns, [2] [3] those potatoes, [4] or party potatoes [5] [6] [7]) is a traditional potato hotdish or casserole that is popular in the American Intermountain West and Midwest. It is called " funeral" potatoes because it is commonly served as a side dish during traditional after-funeral dinners, [8] but it is also served at potlucks, and other social gatherings, sometimes with different names. [9] [10] The dish has sometimes been associated with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, because of its popularity among members of the Church. [11] [12]
The dish usually consists of hash browns or cubed potatoes, cheese ( cheddar or Parmesan), onions, cream soup (chicken, mushroom, or celery) or a cream sauce, sour cream, and a topping of butter with corn flakes or crushed potato chips. [13] Ingredients in some variations include cubed baked ham, frozen peas, or broccoli florets.[ citation needed]
During the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, one of the souvenir "food pins" featured a depiction of funeral potatoes. [14] [15] [16]
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Type | Hotdish or casserole |
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Place of origin | United States |
Region or state | Intermountain West, Midwest |
Main ingredients | Hash browns or cubed potatoes, cheese ( cheddar or Parmesan), onions, cream soup (chicken, mushroom, or celery) or cream sauce, sour cream, butter, corn flakes or crushed potato chips |
Funeral potatoes (also great potatoes, cheesy potatoes, hash brown casserole, [1] cheesy hash browns, [2] [3] those potatoes, [4] or party potatoes [5] [6] [7]) is a traditional potato hotdish or casserole that is popular in the American Intermountain West and Midwest. It is called " funeral" potatoes because it is commonly served as a side dish during traditional after-funeral dinners, [8] but it is also served at potlucks, and other social gatherings, sometimes with different names. [9] [10] The dish has sometimes been associated with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, because of its popularity among members of the Church. [11] [12]
The dish usually consists of hash browns or cubed potatoes, cheese ( cheddar or Parmesan), onions, cream soup (chicken, mushroom, or celery) or a cream sauce, sour cream, and a topping of butter with corn flakes or crushed potato chips. [13] Ingredients in some variations include cubed baked ham, frozen peas, or broccoli florets.[ citation needed]
During the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, one of the souvenir "food pins" featured a depiction of funeral potatoes. [14] [15] [16]
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