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Best North American Potato Types
Yukon Gold is an all-purpose potato with yellow skin and yellow flesh. These potatoes are usually round or oblong and slightly flattened. Their skin is dotted with small brown spots, while the flesh is firm, moist, and waxy. Yukon Gold potatoes were created in Canada, as a cross between the North American white potatoes and the yellow-fleshed South American potatoes.
They were first released to the market in 1980. Because of their medium-starch content, these potatoes are incredibly versatile, and they can be used in a variety of dishes. They are suitable for boiling, frying, roasting, mashing, grilling, and sautéing.
The American state of Idaho produces more than 25 varieties of potatoes, from the firm Cal Red to the popular Russet Burbank to unusually named Russian Banana Fingerling. The most famous varieties include Russet Burbank, Russet Norkotah, Cal Red, Red La Soda, Red Norland, Russian Banana Fingerling, French Fingerling, Purple Peruvian Fingerling, Yukon Gold, and Yukon Gem Gold.
However, upon hearing the term Idaho potatoes, most people associate it with Russet Burbank, which has a distinctive, earthy flavor and high content of solids, making it ideal for baking. Its shape is elongated, with rough skin and few eyes.
Kennebec is a potato variety that's predominantly grown and used in the United States and Canada. These all-purpose potatoes are large in size with thin skin and a texture that's slightly rough, with brown spots and shallow eyes visible on the skin.
The flesh is firm and starchy with minimal water content, while the flavor is nutty, rich, and earthy. The potatoes are most commonly used for potato chips, fries, hash browns, shoestring potatoes, and Hasselback potatoes. They can be roasted, mashed, baked, or fried due to their versatile qualities.
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