Anya Potatoes.

[david goodfellow]

Every year I look forward to the much hyped Jersey Royals and every year I seem to be underwhelmed.

This year I have found a potato, grown in Cornwall, which deserves shouting about, the Anya.

It has a very distinctive nutty flavour and firm waxy texture and I was surprised how tasty it was on our first try. The look a bit like scrubbed baby artichokes with their knobbly appearance. They are on offer nationwide for £1 for 750g currently, and imo a far better, and cheaper option than the Jersey royal.

Its exclusive to Sainsbury's and part of their Taste the Difference range and believe me you can taste the difference.

BTW I have no connection whatsoever to Sainsbury's or the growers

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[Harters]

I agree -it's a belter of a tater and available for a large part of the year. That said, Sainsbury does overhype and overprice it so I'm more than happy to get Pink Fir when I see them at the farmers market or greengrocer. I really can't taste the difference between the two.

[PoppySeedBagel]

I bought some ho-hum Jersey's from Waitrose.

I also bought a bag of 'heritage' potatoes. I am afraid I can't recall the variety but they were recommended for baking. They were sprouting a bit, and too small for baking so I steamed them and then mashed them. They were really delicious - I wouldn't boil them as they were so floury, but they really did produce a tasty mash.

[ermintrude]

All the supermarket jerseys I've had have been disapointing bring back the dirt