Best British Potato Types
Maris Piper are popular English potatoes that have been grown in the country since the 1960s. Underneath the potatoes' golden skin, the texture is fluffy and the flesh is creamy white. These medium-sized oval potatoes are so versatile that they can be used to make roasted potatoes, mashed potatoes, chips, and wedges.
Maris Piper is often used for chips in the popular fish and chips because the potatoes are crunchy on the outside while remaining floury and creamy on the inside once baked. This potato variety has also been recommended by the famous chef Heston Blumenthal for triple cooked chips.
King Edward is a British potato variety that has been grown in the UK since 1902. They have creamy-colored skin that's dotted with light red spots. The flesh is light cream in color, while the texture is fluffy once they've been cooked.
It's recommended to roast the potatoes or transform them into oven-baked chips. These potatoes are often used for fish and chips. Interestingly, the celebrated English cook and television presenter Delia Smith claims that King Edward is the best variety for making gnocchi.
These unique early kidney potatoes are grown on the island of Jersey, yellow skinned with a creamy-white interior, oval in shape and with a tough skin texture. The visual appearance and flavor of Jerseys is deemed impossible to imitate, because of Jersey's rich and well-drained soil and favorable warm climate.
Their taste is distinctively sweet, slightly nutty and summery. It should be noted that Jerseys shouldn't be peeled because the real flavor is in the skin, as well as high doses of vitamin C. Jerseys are great in salads or paired with chicken, fish or used in casserolles.
These potatoes belong to the Solanum tuberosum species, and are planted, grown and harvested by hand in the area of Pembrokeshire, West Wales. It is a small, round or oval potato with delicate skin and a strong fresh, earthy and nutty flavor.
Its body is white to light yellow in color and its texture is creamy. It has such a unique taste because of the favorable climate and specific Pembrokeshire soil which allows for the potatoes to be grown and harvested in a short period of time. It goes well with salmon, garlic, rosemary, or used in potato salads.
Ayrshire new potatoes or Ayrshire earlies are Scottish potatoes originating from the county of Ayrshire. These immature potatoes of the Solanum tuberosum species of the Solanaceae family include the main varieties such as Epicure, Casablanca, Isle of Jura, and Maris Peer.
The potatoes have a relatively low dry matter of up to 20%, but the dry matter depends on the season, maturity, and variety of the potatoes. Ayrshire earlies are small in size, round or oval in shape, and with a soft skin. The aromas and flavors are strong, earthy, and nutty.
These immature, early potatoes must be planted, grown and harvested in the area of Comber. They are small, round or oval, and their skin is smooth, soft and delicate. On the interior they have white cream colored body and their flavor is distinctively sweet, nutty and earthy.
The soil on which Comber earlies are grown consists of light, free draining sandstone and gravel soil, allowing it to dry quick and heat faster than other Northern Ireland soil. Their skin is highly nutritious and shouldn't be peeled.
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