ine ▁( s ometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁d au ph ine ▁pot atoes ) ▁are ▁cr isp ▁pot ato ▁pu ff s ▁made ▁by ▁mixing ▁m ashed ▁pot atoes ▁with ▁sav our y ▁ch oux ▁pas try , ▁forming ▁the ▁mixture ▁into ▁d um pling ▁shapes , ▁and ▁then ▁deep - f ry ing ▁them ▁at ▁ 1 7 0 ° ▁to ▁ 1 8 0   ° C . ▁ ▁P ommes ▁d au ph ine ▁typically ▁accomp any ▁red ▁me ats ▁or ▁ch icken . ▁They ▁are ▁normally ▁found ▁in ▁restaur ants , ▁although ▁in ▁France ▁they ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁bought ▁in ▁most ▁super mark ets . ▁The ▁home ▁variety ▁can ▁be ▁o ven ▁cook ed ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁oil , ▁which ▁makes ▁them ▁d rier . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁The ▁d ish ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁D au ph ine , ▁the ▁title ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁the ▁D au ph in , ▁or ▁he ir ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁throne . ▁ ▁Com parison ▁with ▁similar ▁side ▁d ishes ▁Similar ▁pot ato ▁sides ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁instead ▁of ▁p ommes ▁d au ph ine ▁include ▁p ommes ▁no is ette , ▁p ommes ▁duch esse ▁or ▁p ommes ▁sou ff l ées . ▁P ommes ▁d au ph ines ▁are ▁unique , ▁however , ▁in ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁made ▁from ▁ch oux ▁pas try , ▁which ▁gives ▁them ▁a ▁l ighter ▁density . ▁P ommes ▁no is ette ▁have ▁a ▁similar ▁round ▁shape ▁but ▁are