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Tastless Tatties

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  Posted by lesleylove (U4947890) on Monday, 19th July 2010

  I was so disappointed yesterday. Took new earlies out of the tattie growing bag on the balcony, lovingly cooked them but they were totally tasteless. Not a sniff of potato about them. What went wrong?????

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  Posted by BaraGwenith (U14257539) on Monday, 19th July 2010

  Probably too much water. The reason 'new' potatoes in the shops don't taste like they used to is that farmers now routinely use irrigation to bulk up the crop. And the variety, of course.

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  Posted by lesleylove (U4947890) on Monday, 19th July 2010

  Thanks. So you think I must have watered them too much? That is confusing because I thought spuds needed a lot of watering when they are growing. Really confused now. I can't remember what variety they were either. They came out looking beautiful, very creamy, but like I said, totally tasteless. Such a shame!!!!

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  Posted by farmerSteve (U2644680) on Monday, 19th July 2010

  This is totally wrong you willl struggle to overwater potatoes. If you do they will be covered in little white speckles
  The trouble with supermarket new potatoes is that they have been kept in cold store too long it takes all the flavour away completely.
  Variety has much to do with it I prefer maris peer and rocket others will tell you different we all must have different tate buds
  Make sure when you oil them to salt the water and a little bit of mint delicious

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  Posted by lesleylove (U4947890) on Monday, 19th July 2010

  Thanks. So you think I must have watered them too much? That is confusing because I thought spuds needed a lot of watering when they are growing. Really confused now. I can't remember what variety they were either. They came out looking beautiful, very creamy, but like I said, totally tasteless. Such a shame!!!! Just as well I only got about 30 of them. Fingers crossed that the other 2 batches will be better. Do I hold off watering them so often???

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  Posted by Playingtimeaddedon (U14150224) on Monday, 19th July 2010

  Potatoes are like apples!
  
  There are different varieties which not only cook differently, in that some stay firm while others go floury and fall apart, but they also have a different taste.
  
  Next year, buy Lady Christi, and taste the difference.
  
  

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  Posted by BaraGwenith (U14257539) on Monday, 19th July 2010

  The point I was trying to make is that a potato, depending on variety, only has so much taste, and if you bulk up the potato with too much water you will dilute the taste. It is a very fine balance. The perfect example is tomatoes. For the best flavour, grow them a bit 'hard'.

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  Posted by Global_Worming (U14532104) on Monday, 19th July 2010

  I live near the cheshire pot growing area, when its a very wet summer I have seen farmers with giant umbrella's protecting the spud's from getting to large and breaking the harvesting machine, spuds respond to sunlight, rain, manure, the sructure density and composition of the soil . I just dug a test haulm of my 12 week old Roosters, most just bigger than an egg,fantastic flavour, beautiful translucent skin and pink as a baby's........

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  Posted by netherfield (U3897706) on Tuesday, 20th July 2010

  Some varieties are different than others in this case.
  
  This year I have grown some 'Accord',the first picking was probably too soon and they had not matured enough,after cooking they were watery and tasteless.
  
  After another fortnight they had changed completely and tasted beautiful.

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  Posted by farmerSteve (U2644680) on Tuesday, 20th July 2010

  Actually this has made me think of when we grew Vivaldi the first time we had this experience as they were promoted as a new wonder tasting potato and I think low calory may be wrong there.
  The first timee we tried them I was very disappointed with the flavour but when it came to lifting a couple of weeks later they had matured into a very tasty potato

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  Posted by lesleylove (U4947890) on Tuesday, 20th July 2010

  Thanks for all the comments. Unfortunately, as my growing bag only produced about 30 spuds, there will be no second crop. They were all taken out! Fingers crossed my Roosters in the other 2 bags will be better.

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  Posted by Holbert (U3994703) on Tuesday, 20th July 2010

  Some of it may be down to personal taste too as I had a really good crop one year of a particular spud and recommended them to a friend.
  
  The friend in question hated them and said they were like small bars of soap in appearance and texture and absolutely tasteless!!
  
  So perhaps a different variety for you next year!

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  Posted by Stan Dandyliver (U14538754) on Tuesday, 20th July 2010

  absolutely right farmer steve.the bulk of the salad crops we buy & eat in this country are grown hydroponically & the roots never see a grain of soil.i would also agree that the bulk of the tomatoes we buy are tasteless but that is because the varieties grown are selected for yield,disease resistance & appearance not taste!!piccolino is grown hydroponically in this country & holland yet the flavour is intense & sweet.i'm sure we all remember the walkers crisps ad " mud mud glorious mud" spuds love water.it's all down to variety & soil conditions &,of course,personal preference

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  Posted by Playingtimeaddedon (U14150224) on Wednesday, 21st July 2010

  Tomatoes are also grown commercially for uniformity of size and taste is not a high priority.
  
  Returning to the subject of potatoes.
  
  I attend a potato fair each year and grow about ten different varieties of potato.
  
  They are all grown in the same plot, with the same soil and receive the same treatment, but they do not taste the same nor do they cook the same.
  
  How a potato is grown can affect the size of the crop, and size of the potato, also whether it splits etc etc but I think that it does not alter the taste to any degree.
  
  

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