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Idahoan Potatoes Taste Challenge and a Giveaway

Do you think you could pass the Idahoan Potato Challenge? I have tried instant mashed potatoes in the past and they were really weird – you could really tell they were never hanging around the potato patch!

The American state of Idaho has a rich volcanic soil and clear mountain water making it a perfect place to grow potatoes and in fact potatoes from Idaho are among the most popular potatoes in American supermarkets and homes.

I was invited to an event hosted by Idahoan where the tasting menu would be made up of a mixture of items that were made with potatoes and items that were made with the Idahoan.  We would not be told which was which and had to write down which we felt was made from the real potato or the instant Idahoan.

We had croquettes, crab gnocchi with sea herbs & veloute, pressed potato with three cheese sauce, onion, truffle, cottage pie, potato-fried quail potato biscuit & maple syrup, honey potato cake with figs, yoghurt sorbet with honeycomb and potato truffles – all developed by Billy & Jack for the event.

Potato croquettes – one real potato and one Idahoan.  Which was which?

Pressed potato with three cheese sauce, onion, truffle

Potato-fried quail potato biscuit & maple syrup

Even the puddings had us fooled. Honey potato cake with figs, yoghurt sorbet with honeycomb and potato truffles

I am still not sure which menu items had real potatoes and which had Idahoan as ingredients! I must tell you that I failed the challenge, getting only 3 out of 7 correct – it really isn’t that easy!
If you would like to win a selection of Idahoan potato products and a cast iron sautee skillet set then follow the instructions on the rafflecopter below. This is what you will win if you are the lucky one!
This giveaway will end on 11th December 2017 and is open to UK residents only. All entries will be verified before picking a winner.
I was sent samples for review and a selection to offer as a giveaway. I was not required to write a positive review.  As always all opinions and photography are my own. No photographs may be reproduced in any form without my written permission.

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