Fields & grains · Potatoes
The perfect potato
Choose a dish. We rank the cultivars in this edition by how well their texture suits it, and explain why.
Fries want high dry matter for a fluffy core and low sugars for a golden, not brown, crust. Floury and firm-floury cultivars lead.
- AgriaExcellent
- AsterixExcellent
- BintjeExcellent
- FontaneExcellent
- Maris PiperExcellent
- MarkiesExcellent
- Russet BurbankExcellent
- VictoriaExcellent
- Yukon GoldExcellent
- DésiréeGood
- EigenheimerGood
- EstimaGood
- InnovatorGood
- Lady RosettaGood
- PremiereGood
- SantéGood
- AlphaPossible
- Andean native potatoesPossible
- DoréPossible
- King EdwardPossible
- Koopmans BlauwePossible
- Lady ChristlPossible
- LatonaPossible
- MondialPossible
- Rode StarPossible
- SpuntaPossible
- VitelottePossible
- VivaldiPossible
- AgataNot advised
- AmandineNot advised
- Belle de FontenayNot advised
- CharlotteNot advised
- Jersey RoyalNot advised
- La RatteNot advised
- NicolaNot advised
- Opperdoezer RondeNot advised