The Secret to an Amazing Signature Dish

The Secret to an Amazing Signature Dish

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Want to know the secret to creating a signature dish your guests will rave about and keep coming back for? Start simple and build up.
Think of all the cultural delicacies created around the world that are built upon simple ingredients – rice, pasta, quinoa, beans. Each dish has a completely different taste and personality, yet each begins with one single ingredient. Chefs throughout the ages have created an entire repertoire of flavors from simple starting points.
Idahoan® potatoes provide chefs with another popular canvas for endless culinary creativity – an especially good place to start if you’re looking to create a whole new dish.
Building a recipe around Idahoan® potatoes allows operators the ability to simplify prep using convenient speed-scratch formats, providing a consistent flavor and texture to work with. Whipping up perfectly fluffy Idahoan® Mashed Potatoes is as simple as adding hot water to fresh-dried product, creating a base that tastes great every time.
From there, you can shape a great base of Idahoan® potatoes into a signature dish for any daypart—breakfast, lunch, dinner—and virtually any menu part—appetizers, entrees, and sides. Add your own mix of veggies, herbs, spices, sauces, cheeses, oils, and proteins to create dishes that are uniquely yours in a fraction of the time.
With fresh-dried Idahoan® potatoes in your pantry, you’ll always have perfectly consistent, instantly ready potatoes awaiting your signature touch so you can deliver craveable concepts your guests will love.
Find recipe ideas and creative ways to customize your menu with Idahoan® Mashed Potatoes at https://idahoanfoodservice.com/recipes/ .

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