my favorite food is mashed potatoes.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Mashed potato (British English) or mashed potatoes (American English), is a dish prepared by mashing boiled potatoes. Cream, garlic and butter are frequently used in preparation. The dish is commonly associated within the United States with holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas. Recipes started appearing in 1747 with an entry in \"The Art of Cookery\" by Hannah Glasse. Dehydrated and frozen mashed potatoes are available in many supermarkets. The use of \"floury\" types of potatoes is recommended, although \"waxy\" potatoes are sometimes used for a different texture. There are a multitude of \"floury\" types, but the most commonly known include russet, golden wonder, and red rascal potatoes. Butter, vegetable oil, milk and/or cream are usually added to improve flavor and texture, and the potatoes are seasoned with salt, pepper, and any other desired herbs and spices. Popular ingredients and seasonings include: garlic, cheese, bacon bits, sour cream, crisp onion or spring onion, caramelized onion, mustard, horseradish, spices such as nutmeg, and chopped herbs such as parsley. One French variation adds egg yolk for \"pommes duchesse\" or Duchess potatoes; piped through a pastry tube into wavy ribbons and rosettes, brushed with butter and lightly browned.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Hi. My favorite food is mashed potatoes."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yum! I love those too! Recipes started floating around as far back as 1747! "}, {"role": "user", "content": "I guess they are a real classic. What country was that in?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The recipes started in a book by hannah glasse called The Art of Cookery!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Wow. I have never read a cookbook that old. I have seen ones from the 19th century though. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "There are so many variations in recipe. There is one from France that adds egg yolk in it. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "I like they way they look when they are piped into fancy shapes. I bet the egg yolk would help them hold their shape."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It sure does. They are known as Duchess Potatoes. They use a pastry tube to pipe it out into ribbons.  "}, {"role": "user", "content": "They're so pretty. And the top of Shepherd's Pie looks nice that way, too. Do you like shepherd's pie?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I sure do! So yummy. And it can have many flavors depending on the seasoning for the potatoes! Some popular ingredients are garlic, bacon, cheese and sour cream."}]