Hash browns, rӧsti and pommes darphin are typically just seasoned potatoes, but potato latkes also often include onion, egg and extra starch. Not all potatoes are created equal, and the choice of potato in hash browns will affect the final product. Idaho or baking potatoes) ideal for hash browns. In theory, you could use any fat you wanted to fry hash browns. You could use a good olive oil, but its flavor doesn’t fit my idea of standard hash browns.

Source: Washington Post March 19, 2021 12:56 UTC