There are over 200 kinds of potatoes sold in the united states but all these diverse starches fit into one of seven categories. For en casserole potato dishes, combine peeled and sliced raw potatoes with heavy cream, sauce, or uncooked custard. These allpurpose spuds have just the right combo of starch and moisture to hold up to nearly any cooking technique, including grilling, yet they come out golden on the outside and tender on the inside. Russet potatoeshave a high starch content, with low moisture. These allpurpose spuds have just the right combo of starch and moisture to hold up to nearly any cooking technique, including grilling, yet they come out golden on the outside and tender on the inside sweet potatoes.
All the file structures, source files and configuration files have changed completely. Here are 5 different types of potatoes and their benefits, plus how to cook them. Types of sweet potatoes with images and why you should be. The uspb was one of the first commodity groups to develop and use an fdaapproved nutrition label and has long since promoted positive nutrition messages.
These potatoes bake up mealy and fluffy, and are the best choice for mashed potatoes and baked potatoes. I found that although many of the books and sources available were useful, their information was often incomplete for my purposes. When you dont know what potato to use, turn to yukon golds. The irish potato famine, which lasted from 1845 to 1860, decimated the potato crop throughout europe, greatly affecting the irish who consumed about 14 pounds of potatoes a day. With so many choices available, there are key characteristics in flavor and texture to look for when selecting. Roosters have a flour yellow flesh and a deep earthy flavour, which lends itself particularly well to mashing, roasting, bakingjacket potatoes, chipping and boiling. Its also the worlds fourth largest food crop following wheat, maize and rice. Their earliest introduction was a halfcentury earlier in bavaria, but they were thought to be poisonous, so the peasants wouldnt adopt them until karl v ordered them to grow and eat potatoes or have their noses cut off. Colorful potatoes potatoes with redpink or purpleblue flesh are as easy to grow in your garden as any other potato and, if you ask me, way more fun to harvest, cook and eat. Incidentally, yams and sweet potatoes are different.
All the varieties described below are technically sweet potatoes, though theyre often called yams. The food and agriculture organization of the united nations is leading implementation of the international year of the potato. Scrub all potatoes clean and pierce with a fork before placing in the oven, no matter the technique. This variety has low resistance to potato leafroll virus and late blight on tubers. Conversely, they will lose water when in concentrated solutions, such as those containing a great deal of starch.
Simmer yellow potatoes until fully cooked, then drain, chill, and gently smash into flat disks. Blue potatoes contain anthocyanin, thought to be an antioxidant. Have you ever wondered which potatoes are best for baking and which would be better for potato salad or french fries. Know your vegetables provides all you need to know about growing and cooking vegetables. You know that baked, mashed, roasted or fried, they have the remarkable ability to sell whatever. The fact that dozens of potato varieties are grown in this country makes the question of which potato is best for a specific recipe even more confusing. Our comprehensive guide will have you making the best baked potatoes of your life in no time mashed potatoes. Our potato primer covers the basics on potato varieties and their uses, along with simple recipes. An essential guide to the most popular types of potatoes.
We live in the midlands in a slightly cooler than average uk climate and have indeed sown seed potatoes in mid to late august which gave us a good crop. Growing potatoes organically university of california, davis. List of different types of potatoes our everyday life. Plant your potatoes late enough to miss the emergence of the beetles in the spring. Mar 15, 2016 the irish potato famine, which lasted from 1845 to 1860, decimated the potato crop throughout europe, greatly affecting the irish who consumed about 14 pounds of potatoes a day. The red pontiac is also called the dakota chief and is a delicious red variety of potato. Because of their highstarch levels, they have a floury texture when cooked, making them ideal for baking and mashing. The early cultivation of potatoes may have been part of a larger. This release is open for anyone to use for any purpose, but we do not provide technical support for it. To provide basic information on production, postharvest handling, and marketing. Potatoes are categorised into 3 basic types starchy, waxy and allpurpose. Tests show susceptibility to late blight on foliage, powdery scab, potato cyst nematode globodera pallida pa32, 1, potato cyst nematode globodera rostchiensis ro1, potato virus yo and splitting. It shines in roasted potato recipes, with simple seasonings such as olive oil, herbs and spices. But once you get to know its characteristics, it can be simple to tell a true.
Nov 26, 2015 as a general rule, most potatoes tend to fall into one of two categories. Storing potatoes should be dried or cured before they are stored. Potatoes are full of both water and starch, and will gain water when immersed in watery solutions. Tests show susceptibility to late blight on foliage, powdery scab, potato cyst nematode globodera pallida pa32, 1, potato cyst nematode globodera rostchiensis ro1. Sustainable potato production food and agriculture. Trials have found good resistance to blackleg and dry rot fusarium sulphureum. Today im going to show you the loot i picked up from the farmers market last week. Thats because a number of different plants, such as sweet potatoes and yams, have been labeled as potato plants, when in reality they are not. Will thinks this year he might try cynacos nulife enhanced potatoes, which have.
Sweet potatoes are highstarch potatoes that contain more sugar than whitefleshed potatoes. They cover a wide range of agricultural products, including fresh fruit and vegetables, dry and dried produce, seed potatoes, meat, cut flowers. Red potatoes these potatoes have become more widely available and can now be found almost all year round. Post harvest, fresh potato tubers deteriorate quickly in tropical and subtropical.
In the netherlands, for example, farmers are bound to a maximum potato share in a crop rotation scheme. Potatoes are a large part of the german culinary culture, even though they didnt appear on the german table until 1716. Factsheets in pdf international year of the potato 2008. These potatoes have a firm, creamy texture when cooked. All about potato varieties, choosing potatoes gardeners supply. Learn about the different types of potatoes in this potato glossary. Theyre ideal as an ingredient in applications where that kind of texture is usefulthink gnocchi or dough enriched with potato, and purees or soups that use potatoes to add body and richness. If you have the time, you can even make them in the. All types of potatoes have yellow epidermis but this is the kind which has a unique color. The yellow finn potato has goldentan skin and superior flavor.
Find out if fluffy, smooth or salad potatoes would work best with your next meal. Boil the potatoes in large chunks until they are fork tender. Potatoes have high fertilizer requirements but low utilization efficiency. Cooking potatoes boiling is one of the easiest methods of cooking potatoes. Learn the differences and uses to make the right decision for cooking. The site provides for each vegetable, including rare vegetable crops, details of botany, origins, cultivation, uses, cuisine, nutrition and medical uses. Use russets in salad or corn chowder and they will fall apart in a soggy mess. Learn about the different types of potato in this potato glossary.
Starch contents of yellow beijing 553 and white shangshu 19 fleshed sweet potatoes were higher than other two types. But in the course of the project, i was able to talk to a wide variety of experienced and. Purple potatoes or blue potatoesare heirloom potatoes with grayish blue to purple skins and usually inky blue flesh. Some are common varieties and available from farmers in many potatogrowing regions. Protein content of shangshu 19 was the highest followed by purple jizi 01, redfleshed sweet potato xinong 431. Analysis on the nutrition composition and antioxidant. It represents the first interpartner effort, post2008, aimed at producing technical guidelines that can be used by decision makers in developing countries to improve the sustainability of potato production and boost the potato subsectors contribution to social and economic development. Types of potatoes what are late, mid and early season potatoes. Louise hendon august 5 confused about the types of sweet potatoes.
New potatoes are defined as any type of potato thats harvested young, before its sugars have fully converted to starch. Make french fries with red bliss potatoes and the fries will be greasy and heavy. Types of sweet potatoes with images and why you should be eating them. There are over 100 potato plant varieties with the most commonly purchased at the supermarket being. Have you ever stood in the supermarket wondering which potato to choose. Potato environmental overview and fact sheet milestones farmers in the sandveld biodiversity best practice potatoes project are ideally positioned to bene. Deepfry potatoes to make french fries, cottage fries, steak fries. Yellowfleshed potatoes contain more vitamin c than white fleshed potatoes. Sep 21, 2017 although many of us could spot a potato in a supermarket, spotting the potato plant in the wild can be much more challenging. Below is a handy guide to help you decide which of canadas deliciously healthy potato varieties are right for you. Science experiments on the osmosis of a potato sciencing. Midseason potatoes can be planted as late as the first of july, while lateseason potatoes are the best variety to plant for winter storage purposes. It has dry texture and goes best in steamed potatoes or baked with butter and some herbs. Types of potatoes and when to use them the neff kitchen.
Table of contable of conenentt ttss in trodu ction the united states potato board uspb was established in 1971 by a group of potato growers to promote the many benefits of eating potatoes. The potato is native to the andean region of south potato varieties vary according to shape, flesh color america and was first cultivated in the united states and skin appearance. Take it as a loose guide, and a colorful tour of the spuds of. Steaming is an especially good cooking method for new potatoes because of their high moisture content. Types of potatoes highstarch, lowmoisture potatoes are dense because they have a high amount of dry starch. Floury potatoes, on the other hand, fluff up when theyre cooked, making them perfect for chips, roast potatoes or baking. Bake the potatoes in a 375 degree f oven, pop them in the microwave, or toss them on the grill. Types of sweet potatoes with images and why you should. A potato may be described as having a waxy or floury texture. Learn how to turn a simple potato into the star of your next dish or a perfect side to enrich any meal. Additionally, potato plants have tops that can resemble tomato vines. Each of these varieties fit into one of seven potato type categories. New potatoes are any potatoes that have not grown to full maturity. Purple and blue skinned potatoes are low in starch and can be boiled, steamed, roasted, fried, mashed, or served in stews, salads, and au gratin dishes.
The insect that most affects potatoes is the colorado potato beetle cpb. Russet potato russet potatoes are most commonly used to prepare light fluffy mashed potato. The perfect potato a foodservice guide to fresh potato types. Therefore, if you are upgrading, you should install version 6 of hot potatoes over the top of version 3, overwriting it. Sweet potatoes, yams, and russet potatoes are suited to baking, pureeing, and frying. All about potato varieties, choosing potatoes gardeners. Storing potatoes or storage potatoescome from mature plants whose leafy tops have yellowed and died back. The creamy texture and golden color of yellow potatoes mean you can use less or no butter for lighter, healthier dishes. Because of their highstarch levels, they have a floury texture when cooked, making them ideal for. Vegimpact is a project financed by the netherlands government promoting improved vegetable production and marketing for small farmers in indonesia. As with all types of potatoes, if you cook it with the skin on, be sure to thoroughly scrub the skin. Were covering the different types of potatoes out there so you can choose the right potato with confidence. There are more than 200 varieties of potatoes sold throughout the united states.
Mashed, roasted or fried, theyre irresistible in the most delicious way. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. With so many varieties available, its hard to know which one will work best for your dish so heres a guide to the different types of potatoes and what theyre best suited to so youll never be stuck again. Allblue has dark, purpleblue skin and lighter blue flesh. Along the way, the idea of writing a basic guide to growing potatoes organically was formed. Mash em with an oldfashioned hand masher, or a rice mill. Theyre small and round with thin skin, and depending on the type, they may vary in color. I lived on this island off the southern coast of china for 3 months, and i survived in large part on sweet potatoes in. Cass is grown up now, and married to a potato farmer named will. There are over 100 potato plant varieties with the most commonly purchased at the supermarket being the russet potato, specifically the russet burbank.
To deepen understanding of the potatos role in world agriculture, the economy and global food security, fao specialists have compiled a series of factsheets on key issues in potato development. Best potato varieties for christmas harvest its quite common now for seed potatoes to be sold in late summer with the promise of a crop ready for your christmas lunch. The vegetable grower has available all the information to successfully grow all vegetable crops, including site, soil, preparation seed sowing, care. Potato types there are many different types of potatoes and each has a best cooking method. Work in maine potato lady potato and garlic fertilizer 2 weeks prior to planting.
Potatoes study notes cuisine is when things taste like themselves wrote curnonsky, a distinguished 19thcentury french food writer, and therein lies the whole truth about the art of cooking how to make something really taste like itself. It is a program that allows you to make six different types of selftest. Nov 21, 2017 an essential guide to the most popular types of potatoes. Theyre best bought in late spring and early summer, when the potato harvest is just underway. But sweet potatoes typically have a creamier, less mealy texture than their highstarch counterparts because of their sugar content. As a result of these efforts, consumer attitudes toward potatoes remained mostly positive for over 30 years. Waxy potatoes hold their shape and have a firm bite, so theyre great for salads or simply boiled and dressed with butter.
Our comprehensive guide will have you making the best baked potatoes of your life in no time. Yesterday i started us on a potato journey with a post about how to select the right kind of potato. These potatoes are available yearround, are high in starch and are characterized by netted brown skin and white flesh. Rooster potatoes are easily distinguishable by their attractively clean and smooth, russet dark red skin and shallow eyes. Some are common varieties and available from farmers in many potato growing regions. In addition potatoes are used for seed and animal feed. This is the real challenge thats set before anyone who wants to cook, and never was it more true than in the art of cooking potatoes. Several strategies are effective in controlling these pests. This kind of red potato has dark red skin and white flesh. You can use potatoes to set up osmosis experiments for students of all ages and levels. An introduction to hot potatoes hot potatoes is shareware from halfbaked software which is based at the university of victoria in canada.
Tubers have good resistance to bruising and splitting. Mar 26, 2015 potatoes are indigenous to the andes region in south america. Potato types different types of potatoes potato goodness. Mediumsized, whitefleshed potatoes, such as the kennebec, are suitable for frying, mashing, boiling and even grilling. New potatoes tend to have a waxy texture, meaning theyre low in starch, high in water and hold together. Potatoes usa was one of the first commodity groups to develop and use an fdaapproved nutrition label and has long since promoted positive nutrition messages. New potatoes are much more perishable than their fully grown, perfectforrootcellar cousins, and should be eaten within a few days of purchase. But with so many potato varieties from which to choose, how do you know which makes the creamiest mashed or the crispiest fried. Women sort potatoes in the andes mountains near cusco, peru. Types of potatoes what are late, mid and early season.
Around 50% of the potato crop is grown for food, 30% for starch production and the last 20% are seed tubers. Very long oval tubers with particoloured skins and cream flesh. The postharvest technology will assist in improving production and tuber use. A guide to popular types of potatoes jessica gavin. Today, there are so many varieties of potatoes, and it seems like each country has their own special way of dressing and cooking these beautiful root vegetables. These allpurpose potatoes are very versatile and can be used in most potato preparations. They work well in the same types of dishes as other starchy potatoes. All potato crop produced is consumed, with occasional imports mainly from kenya to fill the gap during offseason periods. Hot potatoes versions 4 and above are a substantial upgrade from version 3. The russet is the most widely used potato variety in the united states. All of these varieties fit into one of five potato type categories. There are a ton of different kinds of sweet potatoes from beauregard to regal, but its hard to find most of them in the store. The naturally smooth and buttery texture also lends itself well to lighter versions of baked, roasted or mashed potatoes. Floury potatoes tend to break up when boiled, so are best baked, roasted or chipped, while waxy potatoes are moister and have less starch, so are good for boiling and in potato salad and layered potato dishes.