The Potato

katex

katex

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Are you all gonna' rush to Sainsbury's/Tesco where a new potato is being launched which has been bred to represent what Sir Walter Raliegh brought back to England from South America in the 16th century ? Where did it go anyway ?

Called the Mayan Gold and apparentely has a golden flesh with a buttery taste ... yummy. Wonder if ya' can make chips or roast or mash it. Think might try a few.

To me, gotta' go a long way before it matches the King Edwards, makes the best roast spuds in the whole wide world.

What's your favourite ? Any new recipe ideas welcome. :D
 
I'm a fan of King Edwards, roasted, mashed cant beat it, I dont have any recipe's but I will recommend buying a potato bag if you haven't already got one, bought one from Kleneze £2.99 brilliant for keeping them fresh.
 
cherokee said:
well we grow our own ...much better taste as with all veg yuuummmmmm
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.....sound. As long as your not smoking the peelings 'til your baccy's grown.:D
 
cherokee said:
nah already tried that rindy but tasted a bit too earthy lmao
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Try bannana skins instead. ;)

There must be as many different kinds of spuds now as there is dishes that can be made with them.
 
These new/old spuds sound similar to Kumara (sweet potato). They sell them in Asda but I have never bought one. Kumara is the spud that they tend to eat the most in NZ. They make reasonable chips if you can get used to the buttery slightly sweet taste, they are lovely cut into chunks and roasted but the best thing is that they make the most scrummy mash. :D
 
we have been able to buy something called Yukon Gold for awhile maybe the same thing but a different name , also available here is a potato with a purple/bluish flesh , different to look at but tastes the same as any other spud to me , supposed to be the 'real' original incan/aztec potato , but who knows, probably just some GM stuff grown near an atomic waste site
 
steeljack said:
we have been able to buy something called Yukon Gold for awhile maybe the same thing but a different name , also available here is a potato with a purple/bluish flesh , different to look at but tastes the same as any other spud to me , supposed to be the 'real' original incan/aztec potato , but who knows, probably just some GM stuff grown near an atomic waste site
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A spud that glows in the dark???
 
I've grown a potato called Yukon Gold that seems quite similar to this "new" Mayan variety. They are tasty but don't store well either in the ground or in the cellar like the red pontiacs and kennebecs. These will last well into spring.
 
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