the.com/instant mashed potato
real potatoes, boiled, mashed, dried, then betrayed back into powder for your convenience.
means dehydrated pre-cooked potato flakes or granules that turn into mashed potato when you add hot water or milk.
from developed in the 1950s after decades of trying to solve potatoes' one flaw, that they rot and take forever to cook, using a dehydration process pioneered by canadian and american food scientists chasing shelf-stable wartime rations.
nasa approvedused in some early space food programs
edward asselbergscanadian scientist credited with the modern flake process
texture chemistrycells are dried whole to avoid gluey starch release
shelf lifecan last over a year unopened
for instance
idahoan flakes — dominant north american brand since 1970s
smash uk — british instant potato, tv-advertised since 1968
bob evans mashed — grocery staple across us midwest