Origins of the modern British "jacket potato"
The potato is a widely used ingredient across the world, found in many of humanity's most popular cuisines.
In recent years, the baked potato has experienced a surge in internet popularity as British food vendors present their dishes to American consumers.
The Americans seem to share one common thought of the British baked potato: why is it prepared like that?
This question has since been brought up across various social media platforms, most notably TikTok, but what people seem to miss in these discussions is the history of the potato and its ties to the gods of old....