New York Times Roasted For Their 'Two-Ingredient' Mashed Potatoes Recipe—That Has Four Ingredients

These mashed potatoes may be the simplest Thanksgiving side there is. https://t.co/eSZkaXqEnI pic.twitter.com/zS9N21dlXg
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 18, 2021

two ingredients:

potatoes

sour cream

salt

pepper.

...do you see what's wrong here?
— Fat-TEA (@Fat_DTEA) November 18, 2021

This is four ingredients. And also an abomination.
— Josh Jackson (@VancityJax) November 18, 2021

This just in...

NYT doesn't know how to count.
Salt & Pepper counts as two ingredients.
With potatoes & sour cream that makes FOUR ingredients, NOT TWO.

If this travesty were reported by the NYT it would labeled as award-winning journalism and make front page news.
— Writer in WA (@WriterWa) November 18, 2021

NYT: "Two Ingredient Mashed Potatoes"
Salt and Pepper: "Am I a joke to you?"
— Case Duckworth (@caseofducks) November 18, 2021

THERE ARE FOUR INGREDIENTS pic.twitter.com/5JDzxFTHvL
— Tom Hewitt (@tomhewittnews) November 18, 2021

This is SWILL. No butter? Nonsense.
— Stiffler's mom (@kristiecsu) November 18, 2021

If there is no butter, it is not mashed potatoes.
This is the Paul Gosar of mashed potato recipes.
— Art Martin (@gartmartin9) November 18, 2021

Maybe youre supposed to pick 2. As in, how lousy do you want your mashed potatoes to be?
— Who R. You (@whoareyou7) November 18, 2021

They'd unpack this. 1. Do you really need a recipe for mashed potatoes? 2. If so, shouldn't it be a better one? 3. This 2-ingredient recipe contains 5 ingredients 4. This is for the blandest mashed potatoes ever
— Snarky Cow of Justice (@christo01493168) November 18, 2021

THERE ARE FOUR INGREDIENTS pic.twitter.com/5JDzxFTHvL
— Tom Hewitt (@tomhewittnews) November 18, 2021

Y'all saying there are 4 ingredients aren't giving respect to the 5th: water.
— Kevin (@kevintheclever) November 18, 2021