pancakes

[mudanzas]

swiss potatoe pancake sometimes flavoured with bacon

[incitatus]

rosti

[lshk]

...and dead easy to make: get some oil smoking in a flat bottomed pan (e.g. frying pan), grate a large uncooked potato, squeeze out excess liquid and press into shape, place it in the pan, fry until nice and firm then flip over and do the same to other side until nicely browned and crunchy