jacket potato

Oven-cooked tuber

A jacket potato is a baked potato, especially one served with the skin on and split open to hold toppings like butter, cheese, or baked beans.

The term is standard in British English; Americans say baked potato.

The jacket is the skin that encases the flesh.

preparation

oven

Enclosed cooking chamber

foil-wrappedEncased in metal sheeting
roastedCooked uncovered with heat
piercedHad hole made

crispy skin · golden-brown · steaming · piping hot · salted · buttered · twice-baked · stuffed · homemade · microwave

toppings

butter

Solid fat from cream

sour creamCultured dairy condiment
chivesMild allium herb
cheddarFirm aged English cheese

bacon bits · baked beans · tuna mayo · coleslaw · sweetcorn · broccoli · chili con carne · pulled pork · coronation chicken · prawn cocktail

comfort

cozy

Warm and snug

warmingIncreasing in temperature
nourishingPromoting health through food
satisfyingProducing fulfillment or pleasure

homely · hearty · filling · wholesome · pub grub · canteen · school dinner · British · street food · bonfire night

texture

fluffy

Soft and light-textured

crispyBrittle and snapping
softYielding to touch
steamingReleasing hot vapor

mealy · creamy · tender · flaky · pillowy · light · starchy

Categories

baked potatosour cream, butter, chives, bacon bits, cheddar cheese
baked potatoes
potato dishesfrench fry, hash browns, latke, rosti, croquette
pub foodfish and chips, chips, bangers and mash, pork scratchings, scotch egg
School Dinnersfish fingers, chips, peas, custard, gravy
British Cuisinebangers and mash, bubble and squeak, full English, fry up, high tea

Opposites

potato preparation method

jacket potatomashed potatoes

Pulverized cooked tubers

french fries · chips · hash browns · tater tots · scalloped potatoes

Family

jacket, potato, jackets, jacketed, jacketing, potatoes

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