Karupoti are round to oval potatoes with deep red skin, deep eyes and white flesh.
These are floury potatoes.
Cooking Tips
They are not good as a boiled potato.
Language Notes
Name means “eye of the cat.”
Sources
Harris, Niha, “Nga – Riwai Ma-ori — Ma-ori Potatoes”, The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, Working Paper, August 1999.