# Baked potato as the main entree of the meal. What are the best toppings? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [July 2, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-potato-as-the-main-entree-of-the-meal-what-are-the-best-toppings/986462 "2023-07-02T19:53:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-potato-as-the-main-entree-of-the-meal-what-are-the-best-toppings/986462/41 "2023-07-03T16:40:56Z")
Potatoes stuffed with salad and salmon roe are an excellent summer meal. The roe is raw, like caviar, and is sold refrigerated in some supermarkets. If unavailable, use bits of smoked salmon. POTATOES 4 medium new potatoes of same size and shape 1 bay leaf salt SALAD lettuce leaves 1 spring onion 1 Golden Delicious apple salmon or trout roe DRESSING 1 cup mayonnaise 2 tablespoons mustard 1 tablespoon sugar 1 Greek yogurt a few drops of lemon juice salt and black pepper dill Prepare dressing. Boil potatoes in salted water with bay leaf for 20 minutes or until cooked. Halve potatoes lengthwise, carefully scoop out pulp with spoon, and set aside empty skins. Chop peeled apple and spring onion, mix with potato pulp and set aside. Slice lettuce leaves very thinly with serrated knife, toss with some of the dressing and set aside. Combine rest of dressing and potato/apple mixture and stuff potato skins. Top with lettuce and crown with salmon roe and more dill. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-potato-as-the-main-entree-of-the-meal-what-are-the-best-toppings/986462/42 "2023-07-03T17:06:10Z")
Lobster, crabmeat, and shrimp in cream sauce! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-potato-as-the-main-entree-of-the-meal-what-are-the-best-toppings/986462/43 "2023-07-03T19:45:04Z")
Sounds more like a pasta dish. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-potato-as-the-main-entree-of-the-meal-what-are-the-best-toppings/986462/44 "2023-07-04T04:55:42Z")
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**Author:** ![Guapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@Guapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guapo)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-potato-as-the-main-entree-of-the-meal-what-are-the-best-toppings/986462/45 "2023-07-04T08:19:28Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Boy, how things change! When I was in Moscow in the 80s, there were lines for bread. That’s just because the line to piss on Stalin’s tomb was longer ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-potato-as-the-main-entree-of-the-meal-what-are-the-best-toppings/986462/46 "2023-07-04T11:59:08Z")
Uh, it’s Lenin’s tomb. Stalin was removed and cremated in 1961. His ashes are in a wall of the Kremlin. ---
**Author:** ![Tarataratara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-potato-as-the-main-entree-of-the-meal-what-are-the-best-toppings/986462/47 "2023-07-04T19:39:10Z")
Did Wendy’s take the broccoli cheese potato off the menu? It is / was good. I also like a Wendy’s cup of chili and a sour cream and chive baked potato. Ask for some hot sauce. You can mix and match each bite. I don’t enjoy most burger and fries type of fast food, but those potatoes are quite good on a cold day and I can pretend it’s on the healthier side. Cottage cheese on a baked potato is delicious. It sounded terrible until I tried it. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-potato-as-the-main-entree-of-the-meal-what-are-the-best-toppings/986462/48 "2023-07-05T12:17:41Z")
> [@Tarataratara](#): > > Did Wendy’s take the broccoli cheese potato off the menu? It is / was good. I also like a Wendy’s cup of chili and a sour cream and chive baked potato. Yep, pretty sure all Wendy’s restaurants took baked potatoes off their menu entirely-- they aren’t on the online menu, at least. Maybe some individual franchises still do baked potatoes. The chili, on the other hand-- since Wendy’s does not use frozen burgers, it’s a convenient way for them to repurpose aging burger meat. So the chili will likely never go off the menu. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-potato-as-the-main-entree-of-the-meal-what-are-the-best-toppings/986462/49 "2023-07-05T12:21:01Z")
Not only is it not going off the menu, they’ve started selling it in cans at the grocery store. (Or soon will be anyway) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-potato-as-the-main-entree-of-the-meal-what-are-the-best-toppings/986462/50 "2023-07-05T15:00:47Z")
At roughly $2/can **more** than Stagg/Dennison’s/et al. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-potato-as-the-main-entree-of-the-meal-what-are-the-best-toppings/986462/51 "2023-07-05T20:36:28Z")
I find this thread curious. What is to stop anyone from topping a tater with anything they wish? Serves the same function as pasta, rice, grain, bread… We tend to microwave taters and boil up some veggie - usually broccoli. Is fine w/ just butter. Even better w/ shredded cheese and salsa. But, like I said, anything works. ---
**Author:** ![Jaydubba77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Jaydubba77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaydubba77)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-potato-as-the-main-entree-of-the-meal-what-are-the-best-toppings/986462/52 "2023-07-06T20:19:17Z")
I remember there being a place called “Spuds” in my home town back in the 80’s. It was a buffet set up where you got your backed potato at the start and then selected your toppings. They were different each day but there was a wide choice from butter and sour cream to beef stew and saurekruat. I was fond of chilli and cheese but some of the odd ones were surprisingly good. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-potato-as-the-main-entree-of-the-meal-what-are-the-best-toppings/986462/53 "2023-07-06T23:34:46Z")
Chili, sour cream and shredded cheddar goes into my favorite loaded potato. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-potato-as-the-main-entree-of-the-meal-what-are-the-best-toppings/986462/54 "2023-07-06T23:59:42Z")
I am thinking about a small to medium sweet potato, instead of a white potato. Butter of course, but sprinkly it with just a little brown sugar, and a few ground toasted pecans. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-potato-as-the-main-entree-of-the-meal-what-are-the-best-toppings/986462/55 "2023-07-07T02:06:25Z")
Consider butter, maple syrup, and cinnamon ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-potato-as-the-main-entree-of-the-meal-what-are-the-best-toppings/986462/56 "2023-07-07T02:10:45Z")
That sounds tasty too. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-potato-as-the-main-entree-of-the-meal-what-are-the-best-toppings/986462/57 "2023-07-07T04:53:59Z")
Great idea. Very nutritious and filling. A little butter, a few sprinkles of shred cheese then salt, pepper to taste. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-potato-as-the-main-entree-of-the-meal-what-are-the-best-toppings/986462.md?page=2)