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White Potatoes , Can Anyone Recommend .

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Nanato3 Thu 31-Oct-24 14:07:55

I always buy fresh potatoes but they are now
awful , green or black specs all over and they turn greenish when cooked . I suffer with bowel problems and can only eat white potatoes.
Does anyone know where I can get a decent potato from ?
I've tried all the supermarkets with no luck .
Really missing a nice potato that stays white after cooking .

SueDonim Mon 04-Nov-24 10:58:45

I found a name on the Lidl potatoes I had. They’re called Osprey. I can’t say I’ve heard of them before but they’re very good.

Nanato3 Mon 04-Nov-24 14:15:17

Thanks for all the replies everyone , much appreciated .
For years I had Desiree but never see them anymore .
Same with Osprey, never see them now .
I like African Sweet potatoes but sadly they don't like me , I always get an upset stomach after them now so don't have them anymore. .
My late mother would only buy red potatoes because she said white were only grown to give to the pigs grin

Zumba369 Fri 08-Nov-24 08:28:07

It’s usually how potatoes are stored that causes them to go green rather than the variety used. I take mine out of the plastic bag straight away and store them in a heavyweight brown paper bag. I always keep the brown paper bags I receive from online deliveries for storing root vegetables and peelings for the compost bin.