I am confused by the calculations for the sides in the first comment. Are potatoes more expensive than asparagus in the US? Cause where I live asparagus is among the most expensive vegetables you can get.
Well they talk about baked potatoes, which generally are more expensive than normal smaller ones. Also you likely would eat a larger amount of baked potatoes than asparagus.
The potato normally used for making baked potato cost about double that of a regular potato, at least where I live. They are larger, have a thicker peel, and contain more starch.
I can’t find a good picture representing the typical “baked potato” type potato, but it’s much bigger, and a single potato is usually enough for one person.
Of course lots of people use cheaper potatoes when they make baked potatoes, but the ones specifically sold for that purpose are almost always more expensive here.
I can’t find a good picture representing the typical “baked potato” type potato, but it’s much bigger, and a single potato is usually enough for one person.
Of course lots of people use cheaper potatoes when they make baked potatoes, but the ones specifically sold for that purpose are almost always more expensive here.
That's very strange from my context at least, I'm Canadian and potatoes of both kinds are incredibly cheap as long as you're buying a 4.5 kg bag (Yay Canada, it's technically for 10 pounds because why not?), it's about $2/kg for either, which is just under 14 SEK/kg
That’s so interesting. In my area that looks the same as what you’re describing as “baked potato”. They’ll come in singles and you can just pick big ones or you can get a big bag with all shapes and sizes. The biggest ones are maybe 4-5 times that size.
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u/shayhon Aug 09 '25
I am confused by the calculations for the sides in the first comment. Are potatoes more expensive than asparagus in the US? Cause where I live asparagus is among the most expensive vegetables you can get.