Ingredient: Potatoes - Main Crop - Desirée
Category: Vegetables
Season: All
The Désirée is a red-skinned main crop potato originally bred in the Netherlands in 1962, it has always been an all-round reliable favourite because it has one of the best flavours of all commercially grown potatoes.
It has a red skin, light yellow flesh, firm texture.
On a Waxy to floury scale of 1 to 10: Désirée scores a 5
This variety is suitable for: Boiling, wedges, baking, sautéing, chipping, roasting and mashing
Other common varieties in the U.K. are:
New potatoes:
For a full list of U.K. potatoes, click here
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