Potato wedges

"Jojos" redirects here. For the Japanese manga series, see JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

Potato wedges

Course	Hors d'oeuvre, side dish
Main ingredients	Potatoes
Media: Potato wedges

Potato wedges are irregular wedge-shaped slices of potato, often large and unpeeled, that are either baked or fried. They are sold at diners and fast food restaurants, and are usually seasoned with a variety of spices, commonly paprika, salt and pepper.

In Australia, potato wedges are a common bar food that are often served with a sauce. Consumers may use sour cream, sweet chilli sauce, ketchup, or some combination of these. In Ireland, spicy potato wedges are a common item served at hot deli counters. ^[1]

Other names

Potato wedges with cheese and bacon, accompanied by sweet chilli sauce and sour cream

• In some regions of the United States, particularly Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northern Utah, and Northeast Ohio, a popular variation of potato wedges are known as jojos. ^[2] Jojos are potato wedges that are battered, seasoned, and either deep-fried in the same vat as fried chicken, or pressure-fried. ^[3]
• In Germany, they are known as Kartoffelspalten ('potato clefts'), wilde Kartoffeln ('wild potatoes'), Westernkartoffeln ('Western potatoes') or Kartoffelecken ('potato wedges'). ^[4]
• In Czechia, they are known as americké brambory ('American potatoes').
• In Slovakia, they are known as americké zemiaky ('American potatoes').
• In Russia, they are known as картофель по-деревенски ('village-style potatoes').
• In Georgia, they are known as მექსიკური კარტოფელი ('Mexican potatoes').

See also

• Food portal

• List of hors d'oeuvre
• French fries

References

1. McDonald, Brian (2008-05-12). "Top breakfast baguette rolls into Irish history". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
2. Al-Hatlani, Alana (August 7, 2019). "Potato wedge? French fry? Not quite. How the jojo became a Pacific Northwest staple' long history". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
3. Price, Nikki (2009-09-25). "A fry with MoJo: The Coast loves its JoJos". Oregon Coast Today. Lincoln City, Oregon. Archived from the original on August 17, 2011. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
4. "Potato-Wedges" (in German). EDEKA.