Potatoes deserve recognition
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baked potato is just a solid lunch choice
Unpopular opinion: not even that, really. The baked potato is by far the most overrated potato.
It's not very good by the standards of food in general. Which of course makes it quite bad by the lofty standards of potatoes.
I'm curious, what toppings are you using?
I unironically rate a baked potato mid-to-high tier for potato. You've gotta make sure you cook it so the inside is fluffy and the skin starts to get crispy, then I always add a bit of butter, salt & pepper before the toppings
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Midlife crisis/divorce/utter failure? Vodka.
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Breakfast? Apple. Fast food? Apple. Fancy dinner? Apple. Holidays? Apple. Relaxing at home? Apple. There's Apple
Always an Apple shill in the comments
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Firstly, how dare you! Uncultured swine.
Secondly, yes. They're very similar indeed.
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Or dauphinois
Or Hasselhoff. Yes, I know it’s “hasselback” but I refuse to change.
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My man, wait until you hear about this thing called rice.
Rice cooked in oil, for the love of god, rice cooked in oil.
Yes I know Japan does it different. Yes I know they have dedicated cookers to make it fluff. No Japan does not have a monopoly on how to cook rice.
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I thought that read potataoism and was expecting spiritual memes about potatoes. I don't know what to think anymore
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They’re a staple food in Germany, too
They're the only food in Germany, some might say.
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How is the pork prepared and served? I think I want to eat this thing you speak of.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Oh hundreds if not thousands of ways!
There's the flæskesteg the other reply mentioned
There's the official national dish Stegt flæsk
There's frikadeller
There's Karbonader
And many, many more
All delicious, but proceed with caution if you're trying to limit cholesterol, fat, carbs, or calories as old fashioned Danish food tends to contain all of those in spades
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baked potato is just a solid lunch choice
Unpopular opinion: not even that, really. The baked potato is by far the most overrated potato.
It's not very good by the standards of food in general. Which of course makes it quite bad by the lofty standards of potatoes.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Hard agree. I'd eat a lot of potatoes as an actual potato and the only one I'd generally not be arsed with is baked. Roast absolutely crushes them. Nice mash too. Chips? Easy win. Bit of gratin with a nice meal? Yes please. Potato salad for lunch? Better than baked son and you'd better believe it.
Come to think of it, I honestly cannot think of a variety I'd place below baked on the yummy spud scale.
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Breakfast? Apple. Fast food? Apple. Fancy dinner? Apple. Holidays? Apple. Relaxing at home? Apple. There's Apple
Potatoes are apples of the ground.
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Potatoes are apples of the ground.
no, bad Apple
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I assumed they meant 'baked potato' because 'baked potato' is what they said.
That's fair, it's just that the context suggested otherwise.
I guess if he's from northern England, and by "dinner" means the midday meal, then it makes sense. Otherwise there is no universe where baked potatoes are served for a fancy dinner. Roast potatoes are a part of a fancy dinner, though. The two cooking techniques are similar enough that I think it's not unreasonable to assume, again given the context, that it's just the wrong word.
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potatoes are one of the few foods you can eat exclusively and survive for long periods of time
IF you also have milk or some other source of dairy.
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Baked potatoes fancy? I love a baked potato with beans and cheese, but it's hardly fancy.
Fondant potatoes are what you want for fancy (and delicious).
I don't believe I've ever had fondant potatoes before. Went off to learn about them. They look delicious. Very similar to roast that we'd do in butter but I bet the rosemary gives a nice nom.
The recipe I saw calls for Russet. Not sure I've seen them for sale here either.
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It's the low-labor, hard-to-fuck up way to make potatoes that so many "fine dining" places default to.
Note the quotes.
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That's fair, it's just that the context suggested otherwise.
I guess if he's from northern England, and by "dinner" means the midday meal, then it makes sense. Otherwise there is no universe where baked potatoes are served for a fancy dinner. Roast potatoes are a part of a fancy dinner, though. The two cooking techniques are similar enough that I think it's not unreasonable to assume, again given the context, that it's just the wrong word.
Nah, I used to work at a country club that did black tie events and weddings, and baked potatoes did show up on the menu. If they wanted them even fancier, they could get the twice baked potatoes even.
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Midlife crisis/divorce/utter failure? Vodka.
Average evening at home? Vodka.
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Fancy breakfast?
Is that kimchi?
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Is there a country where potatoes are not eaten?
It's essentially an untapped vessel for world peace, if you think about it.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]I don't think that's hyperbole either. It's a nutritionally complete food that's fairly easy to grow, to ship, and it holds up for a very long time without refrigeration.
The only place I've been lucky to visit where I didn't see potatoes was Costa Rica. Rice and black beans all day every day. Indians seem to like them very well. I don't know about other southeast Asian countries, China, or Japan but it seems unlikely they eat so much.
