The disagreement started once we saw all those new Olive Garden commercials doing it. Her point is that nothing is going to taste great with the same thing used twice in a dish. I say differently. Like if you add a good Italian sauce or something and use rigatoni noddles.
Pierogis are frequently potato stuffed and very ravioli-esque and delicious.
It certainly would count as two starches together but may be a stretch conflating the wrapper with ravioli with pasta with noodles.
As someone else said: Pierogi!
Gnocchi is pasta made with potatoes.
Not pasta but I’ve put potatoes and rosemary and swiss cheese on a pizza and it was amazing.
Little cubes of sweet potato in cold pasta salad is good too.
I think you are more right, but I would not, like, mix spaghetti into mashed potatoes.
I would like to introduce you to Guiso de Fideos:
A very traditional Argentinian food made with potatoes, noodles and other ingredients.
I would agree that just potatoes and noodles is way too much carb if that’s the only food you’re eating, but if you add other things or have it as a side dish it could work. Gnocchi are potato+flour and they’re not more starchy than other pasta, it’s all about the proportions with everything else.
Japanese/golden curry, massaman curry and others usually have potatoes in there. They are usually served with rice. But ive had them over noodles lots as well.
What about samosa? Potato stuffed into a bread and baked.
yep. gnocchi and samosa’s stop this discussion cold. so good.
Gnocchi ARE potato pasta (at least the traditional version is). The four ingredients are potato, wheat flour, eggs, and salt.
A very common Indian daily meal is rotis (flatbreads) with thinly sliced, heavily sliced fried potatoes. Other meals include lentils (carb heavy) + rotis + rice. I’ve even had rotis + wheat & meat porridge. Carbmaxxing is a proud Indian tradition.
I make chicken soup (almost a stew) with both potatoes and (egg) noodles.
https://momsdish.com/recipe/617/ukrainian-dumplings-aka-galushki
Ukrainian halushki. Its dumplings, frequently served with potatoes
The Swiss sometimes like to put potatoes in their pasta. Me, I agree with your mum.
It feels illegal but it’s probably fine.
Related: May I introduce you to the Japanese abomination known as “Yakisoba Pan?” It’s a fried noodle sandwich. Carbs with fried carbs on top. I honestly can’t believe America didn’t create this.
Have you heard of Torpasta?
I have not. That looks good.
I can’t believe I’ve never even seen this available here. I’d try one.
they can go together, sure. Your mom’s point sounds more like a ‘balance’ kind of thing. Ideally you want different stuff in a meal instead like all protein, or all starches, etc.
It can still be tasty though
Pasta e patate is an Italian pasta dish with potatoes and it is delicious!
Pierogis are literally pasta stuffed with potatoes. And they are fucking awesome.
Hell, you can make pasta out of potato.
But I still kinda agree with your mom about the starches thing when it comes to sides. I wouldn’t serve corn and mashed potatoes. Only one is needed.
The only thing better than corn and mashed potatoes is corn in your mashed potatoes
Can it taste great? Yes. Is it too much starch in one meal? If your portions sizes are too big, also yes.
