Mashies

What is it?

Golden mashed potato is shaped into small balls, coated in KFC's Original Recipe seasoning, then deep fried until the outside turns crisp and deeply seasoned. Inside, the centre stays soft and plain, with the potato doing most of the work. Spices read as familiar rather than new, sitting in the same flavour family as the brand's chicken coating. Compared with KFC's chips or potato and gravy, these lean more on texture than sauce. In Australia, they tend to appear as a limited item rather than a permanent menu fixture, which puts them in that occasional-return part of the lineup. When they're on, regulars tend to add them to a combo for the novelty of fried potato in ball form.