Potatoes...the humble spud.
04 December 2017, 06:17 PM
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Potatoes...the humble spud.
I like my spuds...being a Lincolnshire lad, I would, wouldn't I?
But recently, the ones I've been buying, (Tesco, Sainsburys, Marks and Sparks, Lidl, market et al...), have been pretty poor. Pealing them they LOOK OK but they seem to have dark threads growing through them.
Local chipshop lady, (Indian, from Brum), says that the crisp manufacturers have the contract for all the first quality spuds, and we, the consumer, are left with seconds1
Any thoughts? I know there used to be a guy on here was soemthing in the potato marketing board.
But recently, the ones I've been buying, (Tesco, Sainsburys, Marks and Sparks, Lidl, market et al...), have been pretty poor. Pealing them they LOOK OK but they seem to have dark threads growing through them.
Local chipshop lady, (Indian, from Brum), says that the crisp manufacturers have the contract for all the first quality spuds, and we, the consumer, are left with seconds1
Any thoughts? I know there used to be a guy on here was soemthing in the potato marketing board.
05 December 2017, 09:22 AM
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All the farms around us grow and supply spuds for the crisp industry ; I don't know the variety but they are purple and large, not the same as anything in the shops. We get the left overs, and they are delicious, surprisingly. Bottom line is that supermarkets produce is often months old, stored in co2 cold stores, and not grown for taste. Have you tried butcher's chicken breast compared with supermarket, chalk and cheese, like veggies you've grown yourself, or fish straight from the sea?
05 December 2017, 10:35 AM
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That's probably spraing which is a disease usually caused by nematodes in the soil. It won't harm you, it's just discolouration - but it shouldn't be there in the retail market. Ware potatoes should be tested and if it's found they are downgraded to animal feed.
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07 December 2017, 02:14 PM
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Etymology of Spud:
Among other definitions, a “spud” is a “sharp, narrow spade” used to dig up large rooted plants. Around the mid-19th century (first documented reference in 1845 in New Zealand), this implement of destruction began lending its name to one of the things it was often used to dig up, namely potatoes. This caught on throughout the English speaking world and this slang term for a potato is still common to this day.
Interestingly, when potatoes were first introduced to Europe, they met with a lot of resistance for a variety of reasons, from people thinking they were poisonous to people refusing to eat them because they weren’t mentioned anywhere in the Bible.
Among other definitions, a “spud” is a “sharp, narrow spade” used to dig up large rooted plants. Around the mid-19th century (first documented reference in 1845 in New Zealand), this implement of destruction began lending its name to one of the things it was often used to dig up, namely potatoes. This caught on throughout the English speaking world and this slang term for a potato is still common to this day.
Interestingly, when potatoes were first introduced to Europe, they met with a lot of resistance for a variety of reasons, from people thinking they were poisonous to people refusing to eat them because they weren’t mentioned anywhere in the Bible.
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All the farms around us grow and supply spuds for the crisp industry ; I don't know the variety but they are purple and large, not the same as anything in the shops. We get the left overs, and they are delicious, surprisingly. Bottom line is that supermarkets produce is often months old, stored in co2 cold stores, and not grown for taste. Have you tried butcher's chicken breast compared with supermarket, chalk and cheese, like veggies you've grown yourself, or fish straight from the sea?