The potato, a vegetable classified as a starchy vegetable due to its richness in starch, is used for many recipes.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, it is the most consumed vegetable in France, with 41 million tonnes produced each year (Interfel).
Overview to choose the most suitable potato according to the dish.
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Potato: what are the different varieties?
Belonging to the nightshade family, the potato exists in multiple varieties.
The choice of variety varies depending on how you want to cook it.
Indeed, the flavor and flesh (tender, firm, intermediate) must be adapted depending on the dish.
Here is a selection of the most consumed for popular dishes.
For the fries
The Bintje
The Maiwen
La Spunta
The temptation
For the mash
The Lark
Agata
The BF15
The Maiwen
Prosperity
The temptation
For the gratin
The Bintje
The Bintje
The Maiwen
Agata
For the soup
The Lark
The Bintje
Prosperity
La Sirtema
For the stew
The Charlotte
La Dolreine
At the water
Amandine
Annabelle
Steamed
The Rat
The Rosabelle
The temptation
The Beauty of Fontenay
The Lark
The Charlene
The Charlotte
The Maiwen
The darling
The BF15
La Monalisa
The Red Label Pompadour
La Dolreine
La Nicola
L'Erionne
Browned way
The Lark
La Dolreine
The Maiwen
The Charlotte
The Charlene
The Red Label Pompadour
For the chips
The Lady Claire
The Lady Rosetta
La Vitelotte
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Which varieties are the most productive?
Among the many potatoes available, some are renowned for their yield.
Among them :
Bintge
The Charlotte
La Monalisa
Bernadette
La Sirtema
Which potato to plant depending on the soil?
For a suitable harvest, it is preferable to have
soil
with a
pH
between 4.4 and 8.5
.
The soil should be both light and loose and can be enriched using a fertilizer especially rich in potassium.
Then, you can plant, for example, these potatoes:
Amandine
The Rat
Bernadette
The Mistral
La Monalisa
The Rosabelle
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Which potato variety is disease resistant?
Among the main diseases that can affect the potato, late blight is particularly feared.
The most resistant to the latter are:
The Apollo
Bernadette
The Charlotte
The White one
The Maiwen
La Monlisa
The temptation
The Desiree
Samba
The Rosabelle