/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>15713609
There actually is a difference between smashed and mashed.

Mashed = Pressed multiple times until turned into a paste-like consistency

Smashed = Pressed once.

Using potatoes as an example, there is a very clear difference between mashed potatoes and smashed potatoes. Pic related could not ever be considered mashed potatoes by any traditional definition. They are most definitely smashed potatoes.

I don't disagree with you on the avocado thing, though. In most cases, I assume the avocado was in fact mashed.