What's a 'new potato'?!
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A new potato usually refers to a baby potato or a new breed!.
Heres an example of what Im talking about
Best for roasting: new potatoes, Bintje potatoes
Best for steaming: new potatoes, Yukon gold potatoes
new potatoes = creamers = baby potatoes = chats = potato nuggets = earlies Notes: The term "new potatoes" is sometimes used to describe all small waxy potatoes, but technically it refers just to immature potatoes harvested in the spring and early summer!. You can tell if a potato is truly new by its skin; immature potatoes have flimsy, parchment-like skins that you can peel off with your fingers!. New potatoes are prized for their high moisture content and creamy texture, and because they can be cooked whole!. They're especially good steamed or roasted!. They're more perishable than other potatoes, so use them within a few days after buying them!. Substitutes: Larger boiling potatoes, cut into smaller cubesWww@FoodAQ@Com
Heres an example of what Im talking about
Best for roasting: new potatoes, Bintje potatoes
Best for steaming: new potatoes, Yukon gold potatoes
new potatoes = creamers = baby potatoes = chats = potato nuggets = earlies Notes: The term "new potatoes" is sometimes used to describe all small waxy potatoes, but technically it refers just to immature potatoes harvested in the spring and early summer!. You can tell if a potato is truly new by its skin; immature potatoes have flimsy, parchment-like skins that you can peel off with your fingers!. New potatoes are prized for their high moisture content and creamy texture, and because they can be cooked whole!. They're especially good steamed or roasted!. They're more perishable than other potatoes, so use them within a few days after buying them!. Substitutes: Larger boiling potatoes, cut into smaller cubesWww@FoodAQ@Com
a potato that's newWww@FoodAQ@Com
The small pebble-sized potatoes that you normally eat boiled!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
When you hear that it is in reference to those small little red potatoes!. They look like they just came out of the garden!. They are awesome!!Www@FoodAQ@Com
a small red skinned potatoWww@FoodAQ@Com
Many call the redskins "new potatoes", I think it also includes the Yukon Gold variety!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Potatoes of ANY variety that haven't yet fully matured, generally about the size of a large "shooter" marbleWww@FoodAQ@Com
horrible!. I hate new potatoes!. Love my mash too much lolWww@FoodAQ@Com
A potato that is dug up before it is allowed to fully grow!.Www@FoodAQ@Com