"Cheesy" Smashed Potato Boxty. A golden crispy shell with a smooth, tender inside. A potato by any other name . . . Irish Boxty, Jewish Latke, Swiss Rosti, German Reibekuchen or -- Potato Pancake! Spanning multiple cultures over hundreds of years, this traditional dish provides quite a versatile palette for each creator. Made primarily from a base of mashed potatoes, or mashed potatoes and raw potatoes (although some cultures have historically used vegetables ...