Fave tasting spuds?

[smallblueplanet]

After reading nick's comment, about Maris Peer being a maincrop but being eaten as small baby spuds, I wondered about spud flavours.

So whats your fave spuddy to grow and why?

Oh and has anyone grown Anya (in a container)?

[Alice]

Haven't grown them (yet) but pink fir apple great tasting potatoe. Anya pretty good too.

[nick the grief]

King Edwards, cos they make jolly good roasties, unfortunately they don't doo to good round here So I grow Picasso instead which is almost as good.

[Sunbeam]

My fav is also King Eds & I put some maincrop in last week (lets hope they grow, this is my first time growing spuds!) ... They make the BEST mash -with lashings of Butter & hot milk - Super jackets (with lashings off butter!) & the best roasties & chips! (more fat ... hmm seems to be an obvious trend in my cooking!! )

I like salad potatoes - Jersey Royals, but seem to find the rest run-of-the-mill - but having said that, I have never grown my own - may be this could be the answer to my problem!!

[smallblueplanet]

Wow! i wish we'd got some King Eddies now. (Next year I think)

Aren't Jersey Royals also known as International Kidney? But of course their growing situation is very different in Jersey.

[andrewo]

Pink Fur are a great salad and roasting potato, very nutty, as are their cousin, Anya. Cara is one of my favourites, easy to grow, great creamy taste as mash, good fluffy structure as a roaster and great chips.

[smallblueplanet]

Andrew I didn't realise that pink fir were good roasted, are anya similar roasted?

[Green Great]

I like the waxy potato Sante and Charlotte, which are ok for chips and very good for potatoes.

[Hopalong]

My fave spud is the early Alsia Craig. My Dad always grew it and at over 70yrs old I'm continuing with the tradition. Although I do like second plantings (for Christmas) and for this I prefer Charlotte, grown in containers. But then, different ships, different cap tallies.
Hopalong

[Lesley Jay]

My all time favourite is Arran Pilot. It tastes great and although it is an early potato you get good sized spuds.

[nick the grief]

Didn't realise there was an Ailsa Spud as well Hopalong. I knew about the Toms & Onions. Just goes to show, you learn sumat new every day.

[smallblueplanet]

I tried googling for it but nothing comes up, is the spelling correct Hopalong?

[sewer rat]

Has to be a tie between Pink Fir Apple and Rooster.
Am growing these in the garden, along with British Queen, Foremost, Arran Pilot and Charlotte - so favourites list might be added to, but the current incumbents will not be replaced

[Geordie]

Amandine......a french first early....fantastic!

[smallblueplanet]

oooh thats hit a spot! its my Francophile side....where did you get them from Geordie?