Accent are oblong potatoes with yellow skin and pale yellow flesh. They are a waxy potato. Cooking Tips Good for use as a boiled potato. History Notes Accent Potatoes were developed by a S. Hartmans in The Netherlands from a cross between Alcmaria potatoes and a potato referred to as SVP AM66-42. Released sometime before…
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Adora Potatoes
Adora Potatoes have light yellow, smooth skin, and light yellow flesh. They are waxy potatoes, though they are marketed as good for boiling and baking. They are not good for potato chips, or French Fries as they can discolour when cooked through any method that browns them. They are ready to harvest after 80 days….
Agata Potatoes
Agata are medium-sized, oblong potatoes with light skin and light yellow flesh. They are uniformly-shaped, and intended as a table potato for consumers. These are waxy potatoes. History Notes Agata Potatoes were developed by Svalöf Weibull A.B. in Emmeloord, Netherlands in 1976 from a cross between Sirco potatoes and a potato referred to as BM…
Alcmaria Potatoes
Alcmaria are oblong potatoes with white skin, and yellow, waxy flesh. They are marketed as all-purpose. History Notes Alcmaria Potatoes were developed in the Netherlands. Released 1969.
Alpha Potatoes
Alpha are large, round, sometimes oval potatoes with smooth yellow skin and pale yellow flesh They are a floury potato for use as a table potato by consumers. Late-season harvest. They are grown in Egypt & Sudan (from seed potatoes imported from Holland), in Canada, and in Mexico. History Notes Alpha Potatoes were developed by…
Aminca Potatoes
Aminca are oval potatoes with shallow eyes, and yellow skin and flesh. The potatoes are halfway between floury and waxy. They are promoted as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. The plant has purplish red flowers, and delivers an early harvest. Cooking Tips Slight blackening can occur after cooking. History Notes Aminca Potatoes were from…
Asterix Potatoes
Asterix are large, oblong, uniformly-shaped potatoes with reddish skin that is sometimes flaky, and light-yellow flesh. These are floury potatoes, aimed at the table market and for processing into French Fries. History Notes Asterix Potatoes were developed in St-Annaparochie, Netherlands in 1977 from a cross between two potatoes, Cardinal and another referred to as SVP…
Avenir Potatoes
Avenir are oblong potatoes with white skin and pale yellowish flesh. These are floury potatoes. History Notes Avenir Potatoes were develped in the Netherlands in 1957.
Bildstar Potatoes
Bildstar are round, medium to large-sized potatoes with red skin and yellow flesh. These are waxy potatoes. Cooking Tips Good for boiling. History Notes Bildstar Potatoes were developed in the Netherlands from a cross between Winda and Saturn potatoes. Released 1984.
Bintje Potatoes
Bintje Potatoes are oval, with smooth, pale yellow skin and pale yellow flesh. They are a floury potato and okay for mashing, but the potato doesn’t really have much flavour as a mashed potato. They are better for French Fries (aka chips in the UK.) Popular in Tasmania and California. Storage Hints Bintje Potatoes store…
Caesar Potatoes
This is not the same as various dishes called Caesar Potatoes. These are actual potatoes. They are large-sized, oblong potatoes with smooth, pale yellow skin and pale yellow flesh. Meant for direct to consumer sale. Waxy. History Notes Caesar Potatoes were developed by B.V. de ZPC in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, from a cross between Monalisa potatoes…
Concurrent Potatoes
Concurrent are oblong potatoes, with smooth pale yellow skin, and pale yellow flesh. These are waxy potatoes and have a creamy texture after cooking. They are aimed at direct to consumer market. History Notes Concurrent Potatoes were developed by a Friese Maatschappij van Landbouw in Metslawier, Netherlands in 1973 from a cross between Estima and…
Desirée Potatoes
Desiree Potatoes © Denzil Green Though Desirée Potatoes are only now starting to be grown in a few parts of North America, mostly by home gardeners, they are immensely popular in the UK, Australia and Europe. They are all-purpose, oval potatoes with a yellow flesh and a bright-pink skin, and a great potato flavour. They…
Ditta Potatoes
Ditta Potatoes have smooth skin. They are waxy potatoes, and cook up quite firm-fleshed. History Notes Ditta Potatoes were developed in the Netherlands. Sources Vergroesen, Jacques. Agrico / Bioselect Potatoes. Report of an excursion to demonstration fields with varieties for organic cultivation on 23 June 2008 at the Kollumerwaard experimental farm in Munnekezijl (Northern Netherlands)….
Divina Potatoes
Divina Potatoes are oval, with smooth yellow skin and yellow flesh. They are marketed as all-purpose for sale direct to consumers. History Notes Divina Potatoes were developed by D. Biemond B.V. in Eenrum, Netherlands in 1983 from a cross between Monalisa and Cara potatoes.
Dutch Premiere Potatoes
Dutch Premiere is a new potato variety with yellow flesh. The plant is a good producer. Cooking Tips A boiling potato that is also good for making chips from. Stays firm when cooked. History Notes Dutch Premiere Potatoes were developed in the Netherlands. Introduction into the UK started during the late 1980s. Growth in popularity…
Estima Potatoes
Estima are large-sized, oval potatoes with yellow skin and pale yellow flesh. These are waxy potatoes, meant for direct sale to consumers. History Notes Estima Potatoes were developed by J.P. & P.R. Dijkhuis in Warfhuizen, Netherlands from a cross between two potatoes referred to as “Oldenburger 51-640” and “G3014.” Released 1972.
Fabula Potatoes
Fabula Potatoes are oval, with smooth pale yellow skin and pale yellow flesh. They are meant for direct sale to consumers as an all-purpose potato. Nutrition Fabula Potatoes have fewer carbohydrates and calories than many other potatoes, such as Yukon Gold, but also less protein. Nutrition Facts Per 100 g (3 1/2 oz) Amount Calories…
Fambo Potatoes
Fambo Potatoes are oval, with yellow, occasionally rough, skin and pale yellow flesh. These are floury potatoes, though they are marketed for direct sale to consumers as an all-purpose potato. They are also marketed for commercial processing into potato chips (aka crisps in the UK.) History Notes Fambo Potatoes were developed by a man named…
Gigant Potatoes
Gigant are large-sized, round to oval potatoes with smooth, pale yellow skin with some flaking. They have pale yellow flesh. They are marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. History Notes Gigant Potatoes were developed by a Eiko Jan Duursema in the Netherlands from a cross between Eliva potatoes and a potato referred to…
Hertha Potatoes
Hertha Potatoes are oval, with smooth yellow skin and pale yellow flesh. They are marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales and for processing into French Fries (aka chips in the UK.) History Notes Hertha Potatoes were developed in 1968 by P. & J. Dijkhuis in Warfhuizen, The Netherlands, from a cross between two…
Innovator Potatoes
Innovator are oblong, large-sized potatoes. They have tan-coloured skin with russetting on it, and light-yellow flesh. These are floury potatoes. History Notes Innovator Potatoes were developed by the BV de ZPC company in The Netherlands from a cross between Shepody potatoes and a potato referred to as “RZ-84-2580.”
Lady Rosetta Potatoes
Lady Rosetta Potatoes are round, with flaky red skin and pale yellow flesh. They are meant for processing into potato chips (aka crisps in the UK.) History Notes Lady Rosetta Potatoes were developed by the C. Meyer B.V. company in Kruiningen, The Netherlands from a cross between Cardinal potatoes and a potato referred to as…
Latona Potatoes
Latona are oval, large, uniformly-sized potatoes. They have smooth yellow skin with some rough patches, and pale yellow flesh. They are marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. History Notes Latona Potatoes were developed in 1981 by G. & P. van der Zee, ZPC company in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands from a cross between Jaerla…