Reibekuchen / Kartoffelpuffer (German Potato Pancakes) vs Corned Beef Hash

Both dishes lean on potato, onion and egg, yet they put them to strikingly different uses. Reibekuchen grates raw potato and onion coarsely, squeezes them dry and binds them with egg and flour into thin discs, shallow-fried until golden and crisp, with nutmeg and black pepper adding gentle warmth. Corned Beef Hash starts from cooked, diced potatoes browned in oil and butter with salty corned beef, pressed into a crusty skillet layer; here the eggs sit whole on top, yolks left runny, finished with parsley.