Or Hasselhoff. Yes, I know it’s “hasselback” but I refuse to change.

The two preparations are quite similar aren't they?

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.

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

Don't go making wild assumptions like that without citing your sources

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.

So, more like Polish. Russia loves to try to steal the claim to vodka.

Sorry, I'm actually Japanese-Canadian. We make some potato shochu in the northern part of Japan. They're not bad, but I prefer the sweet potato kind.

Exactly!

only if you eat, like, a dozen or more large potatos raw.

having the occasional raw potato wont hurt you, unless you are dumb and eat one thats solid green.

Both of those look delicious.

Person in OP is probably from the US. Many restaurants when you order a steak, you also get a potato that’s been in the oven and cut into half way, with a bit of butter or sour cream placed inside of its open potato slit.