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Whats your favourite spud?

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  • 21-01-2011 3:20pm
    #1
    Corsendonk
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    Long before we ever heard of pasta and rice the Irish were connoisseurs of potatoes. So does variety matter to you when cooking today and whats your favourite?


    • Rooster- hughly popular since its introduction 20 years ago due to its all round uses.
    • Kerr Pinks- once number one but in decline since rooster introduction, still very popular in areas of Ireland.
    • Records- floury traditional variety, not the best looker but good taste.
    • Cultra/Saxon/Orla- normally sold as whites by the supermarkets.
    • Maris Piper- favoured by the traditional chip shops as the perfect chip potato.
    • Homeguards- most popular new season variety.
    • King Edward- for those that shop in M & S.
    • British Queens- floury variety.
    • Charlotte/Nicola/Maris Peer- know as salad potatos, small with waxy texture.
    • Golden Wonder- hate it or love it.
    • Other- Garden or old varieties.

    Whats your favourite spud? 28 votes

    Rooster
    0% 0 votes
    Kerrs Pink
    39% 11 votes
    Record
    7% 2 votes
    Cultra/Saxon/Orla- Whites
    10% 3 votes
    Maris Piper
    7% 2 votes
    Charlotte/Nicola/Maris Peer- Salad Potatoes
    21% 6 votes
    King Edward
    0% 0 votes
    Homeguards
    3% 1 vote
    British Queens
    0% 0 votes
    Golden Wonder
    10% 3 votes
    Other
    0% 0 votes


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    #2
    nice1franko
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    Difficult to say- horses for courses and all that... but I'd probably use salad potatoes most often. Bang a 99c bag into a pot with some or all of:

    olive oil
    sea salt
    cracked black pepper
    fresh rosemary/mint/thyme
    garlic
    lemon

    Cover, shake, into the oven for an hour.

    The great thing is left overs are just as good e.g. sliced up n sauted the next morn with an egg or two.


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    #3
    huskerdu
    Registered Users Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭huskerdu


    • Records- Favourite for steamed spuds
    • Kerr Pinks- Nice
    • Golden Wonder- Love them steamed.
    • Homeguards- Fab new potatoes
    • Rooster- Useful for baking, roasting, and chips but not good enough for proper steamed spuds.
    • Cultra/Saxon/Orla- Al right but a bit dull, IMHO
    • Maris Piper- No opinion
    • King Edward- No opinion
    • British Queens- No opinion.
    • Charlotte/Nicola/Maris Peer- Boring



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    #4
    The Sweeper
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    Desiree?


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    #5
    muckety
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    It depends on the season and what you want to do with the potato - I love Carne queens which are on sale mid summer (wexford strawberry season!), these are probably the nicest potatoes of the year. Also the new season records (late summer / early autumn) from north Dublin... Roosters for baked, pinks are nice flavoursome all rounders.


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    Corsendonk
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    muckety wrote: »
    It depends on the season and what you want to do with the potato - I love Carne queens which are on sale mid summer (wexford strawberry season!), these are probably the nicest potatoes of the year. Also the new season records (late summer / early autumn) from north Dublin... Roosters for baked, pinks are nice flavoursome all rounders.

    Carne Queens are just like Rush Queens both minus the "British" of the variety true name :D


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    Corsendonk
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    The Sweeper wrote: »
    Desiree?

    Really a UK variety like King Edwards and Jersey Royals. I think they grow a small amount near the border for Northern Ireland market. That said you can usually pick it up in M & S. Rooster is actually starting to make a big impact in the UK now.


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