Almond potato

Almond potato

Almond potato is a potato known since the 19th century. Almond potatoes are yellow or white; in rare cases you can find a kind called blue almond which is yellow-white with some colour changes in blue. Its shape is oval and somewhat resembles an almond, hence the name.

In Sweden where it's most commonly grown in the northern parts it's considered as a delicacy and by tradition most Swedes consider it as a "must have" together with sour herring.

Others contend, that most common varieties of potato are superior taste-wise because almond potato is excessively mealy and possesses quite an "earthy" off-taste.This point of view gains some support by the fact that almond potato was originally chosen not for its taste, but rather for its ability to grow in a cold climate.

This kind of potato is the most common in Iran.


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