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Black Potatoes

Adirondack Blue Potatoes

Adirondack Blue are round to oval potatoes with purple flesh and skin. They can get very large, but can develop hollow centres when allowed to do so, and develop large eye cavities. They have good flavour. The plant delivers a relatively early harvest. They are marketed as all-purpose, though they are more on the waxy…

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All-Blue Potatoes

All-Blue are medium-sized potatoes with smooth, deep blue skin. Their dark blue flesh, almost purple, holds its colour after cooking, unless overcooked. The plant even has blue flowers above ground. These are floury potatoes.

Black Bog Potatoes

Black Bog Potatoes are relatively unattractive potatoes. They are round with dark purple skin; inside, their firm flesh is greyish with purple stripes. The water you boil them in can even turn green on you. They were, however, considered worthwhile growing in Ireland because they are resistant to blight and rot, and will survive a…

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Black Potatoes

Black Potatoes is a generic term used for naturally dark coloured potatoes, whether they be purple or blue skinned. Generally, you can assume the flesh inside will be bluish or purplish as well, at least before cooking. Most tend to have their colour fade somewhat during cooking, though there are exceptions. Most tend to be…

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Blue Mac Potatoes

Blue Mac Potatoes are round and slightly-flattened, with purple skin and white flesh. They are marketed as an all-purpose potato for direct to consumer sale. They are not currently (2006) in commercial production. History Notes Blue Mac Potatoes were developed by Belfast, Ireland native Kenneth G. Proudfoot for Agriculture Canada at its St. John’s West…

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Congo Black Potatoes

Congo Black Potatoes have smooth, shiny dark purple skin and dark purple flesh when mature.They have a little more flavour than other purple potatoes, though some authorities disagree and called them “insipid.” Their texture is halfway between floury and waxy Late harvest. History Notes Congo Black Potatoes were probably developed before 1918. Language Notes There…

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Edzell Blue Potatoes

Edzell Blue Potatoes are oval, and have purply blue skin that fades on cooking. Inside, they have white flesh. These are floury potatoes with good flavour, and are good mashed. Cooking Tips They won’t hold together well enough to try to serve as a boiled potato. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Edzell Blue Potatoes…

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Purple Potatoes

Purple potatoes (aka Blue Potatoes) are a grouping of (generally) floury-type potatoes with purple flesh and thin, purple skin.When cooked, some retain their colour, some have their colour deepen, others turn a brownish blue which is less appealing at the table. They taste like a regular potato. They are the size of a small-sized regular…

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Russian Blue Potatoes

Russian Blue Potatoes © Denzil Green Russian Blue Potatoes are oblong, with purple brown skin and purple flesh. The purple flesh has a white ring just under the skin, and is streaked white. The colour doesn’t leech into other food items being cooked with it, or onto cutting boards, fingers, etc. The taste is very…

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Shetland Black Potatoes

Shetland Black Potatoes are oval, with dark blue skin, and yellow flesh, which is blue just below the skin. They have good flavour. Very hardy plant. Cooking Tips Shetland Black Potatoes are floury potatoes, but some say they are better for boiling than mashing; others say best baked, others say best steamed in their skins….

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True Blue Potatoes

True Blue Potatoes have smooth, deep purple skin with some buff spots, and bluish flesh with spots of white and pink. They are marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. Cooking Tips The bluish flesh colour fades when cooked. History Notes Developed in 1996 by a William Bilozir at the Highwood Springs Farm in…

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Urenika Potatoes

Urenika are long, thin potatoes with blue skin and blue flesh. The flesh sometimes has white flecks in it. When harvested when young, they will be waxy enough to use as a salad potato. When harvested mature, they are more floury, so much so that they should be stored a bit before cooking, or they…

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Vitelotte Potatoes

Vitelotte Potatoes © Andrea Rachl / Pixabay.com / 2014 / CC0 1.0 Vitelotte Potatoes are oblong, with purple flesh and greyish purple skin. These are aimed at the fresh-use consumer market. Late harvest.

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