Choosing a Variety of French Potato

[Printemps]

Can any of our France-based members recommend a variety of potato that will produce chips, sauté potatoes, jacket and roast tatties with a crunchy outside and a soft inner?

Shop bought potatoes here are always a failure when it comes to this basic requirement, but maybe there are varieties that aren't aimed at the supermarket consumers that I could grow myself.

I suppose the idea of bringing back Kind Edward seed potatoes from UK after "B*****" will be a long lost dream or one needing a phyto certificate!

[roitelet]

I grow Charlotte as a second early and Armandine as an early. The charlottes do most things you are asking and will keep well. I have only just had to buy potatoes this year.

[Printemps]

I grow Charlotte as a second early and Armandine as an early. The charlottes do most things you are asking and will keep well. I have only just had to buy potatoes this year.

Thank you roitelet, I've never tried growing Armandine before, so happy to give it a try. Haven't grown Charlotte in a while as usually available in supermarkets.

[Muddy_Boots]

I have grown Ratte, Charlotte(which are reds) and Belle de Fontenay which are all very good spuds.

Ratte is a white-skinned, yellow fleshed maincrop variety has a supremely waxy texture and nutty flavour. Wonderful in salads, or boil with skins on, peeling, mashing and serving with lashings of butter.

Belle de Fontenay has a fine flavour and waxy texture. Great for salads, excellent sautéed or mashed and absolutely irresistible eaten cold with the skin still on! The tubers are long and slightly curved.

[Snoop Puss]

If what you want are King Edward, you can get them in France. Often sold as Oeil de Perdrix. You'll find lots of suppliers online. For example: https://www.labonnegraine.com/variet...ng-edward.html

[Nicos]

I too grow Charlotte but if I want the nearest thing to an 'old' potato I tend to buy the cheapest general purpose spud from the supermarkets....not quite the same though.

^^^interesting link Snoop!