What is potato gratin?
Potato gratin is a popular way of adding tasty ingredients to one of the great staples of the world, cooked potatoes. Depending on the items used in the topping, this popular side dish can give a nutritional boost to the otherwise plain potato.Etymology”Gratin” comes from the French verb, “gratter”, which means to scrape. Therefore gratin refers to scrapings that are placed on top of the potatoes, but does not specify the source of the material.The CrustCooking “au gratin” is a French technique of cooking that involves making a crust from the smattering of everyday items found in the French kitchen. Bread and butter are the basic ingredients in use with the addition of cheese, milk, raw egg, herbs, spices and bacon bits also possible.Potatoes Are InvolvedPotatoes are the main ingredient, which might be placed in a special “gratin” dish before the crust is added and everything is baked.Different VarietiesPotato gratin (or potato au gratin) sometimes goes by other names in different part
