# Meat loaf: Tomato sauce, or brown gravy?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-tomato-sauce-or-brown-gravy/665249>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 3, 2013, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-tomato-sauce-or-brown-gravy/665249 "2013-08-03T15:18:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-tomato-sauce-or-brown-gravy/665249/61 "2013-08-06T14:48:51Z")

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I voted for tomato-based topping, but I usually make it with brown gravy for my husband. He likes mashed potatoes as a side, and says that you can’t mixed ketchupy meatloaf with brown gravy.

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**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-tomato-sauce-or-brown-gravy/665249/62 "2013-08-06T15:04:24Z")

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> [@samclem](#):
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> I think this poll is based on a faulty premise.
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> I make my meatloaves with ketchup on top. I dont see that as tomato sauce. Do people actually make a “sauce” of tomato things for meatloaf\>
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> Also. I doubt that people make meatloaves with a brown gravy.

None of this post makes any sense to me. People makes meatloaves with tomato suace and/or gravy all the time.

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-tomato-sauce-or-brown-gravy/665249/63 "2013-08-06T15:22:12Z")

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> [@samclem](#):
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> Also. I doubt that people make meatloaves with a brown gravy.

Not sure what you mean, unless we have different definitions of “brown gravy.” Like I’ve said above, if a sauce is served with meatloaf, brown gravy is all I’ve ever had it with. It seems like tomato sauce is more common, but, for whatever reason, I’ve never had it that way.

I mean, just look at a [basic frozen dinner meatloaf.](http://www.brandeating.com/2010/07/frozen-friday-stouffers-meatloaf-dinner.html) What’s that? Brown gravy. When my folks made meatloaf, that was basically what it was like. Mashed potatoes, meatloaf, brown gravy (usually mushroom gravy), and another vegetable on the side. Sometimes, there would be no gravy, but usually there was. When I make my meatloaves, I do the same thing, although not necessarily mushroom gravy, but often plain brown gravy or onion gravy.

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**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-tomato-sauce-or-brown-gravy/665249/64 "2013-08-06T22:50:53Z")

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Zoid, how bout a recipe for that mushroom gravy? Please? And thank you.

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