and more toward purple than blue.
They have a bit of brown scab on the surface but when peeled are very clean with little sign of pests or diseases.
The ones that I tried last night had a subtle flavour, pleasant on the palate and very moreish.
16 August 2013
Salad Blue potatoes
Some of this crop were difficult to spot in the dark soil. Despite their name they are not a salad potato,
and more toward purple than blue.
They have a bit of brown scab on the surface but when peeled are very clean with little sign of pests or diseases.
The ones that I tried last night had a subtle flavour, pleasant on the palate and very moreish.
and more toward purple than blue.
They have a bit of brown scab on the surface but when peeled are very clean with little sign of pests or diseases.
The ones that I tried last night had a subtle flavour, pleasant on the palate and very moreish.
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A nice looking haul of Potatoes, they look very good after their cleaning.
Does the colour put you off - I envisage purple mash!
Sue,Rooko,
I think that the colour puts the slugs off! Chefs might view them as a novelty potato but I had some more last night boiled and with a bit of butter and they were delicious.Apparently they're a super veg as the blue colouring is said to contain antioxidants.
However, I was disappointed with the Belle de Fontenay variety.While they looked good the taste was poor compared to the Orla ones I grew and had a lot of slugs and hidden eel worms!
Still a few more types to try:Sharp's Express,Saxon,Harlequin and Romano.
Maybe the colour gives off a different smell of taste that deters the slugs.
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