May Queen are oblong potatoes with pale yellow skin.
They have soft off-white flesh.
They are semi-floury, with a starch content of 14.6%.
Popular in Japan, particularly in Nagasaki.
Cooking Tips
Good in stews
History Notes
May Queen Potatoes were developed by a Mr Walker of Bishop’s Cleeve, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England around 1900.
Was called at first “Walker’s Seedling.”