With more than 200 varieties sold in the U.S. alone, potatoes are easily one of the most diverse foods around.

Healthiest Types of Potatoes While the USDA doesn’t identify the type of potato in the above analysis, it’s reasonable to deduce that it’s your everyday yellow or possibly white potato.

While potatoes are cooking, heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.

Purple skin with purple flesh Some varieties have deep roots in the South—North Carolina is the number one sweet potato-producing state in the U.S. and has been since 1971.

Did you know there are over 4,000 varieties of potatoes in the world? They come in many different shapes and colors – there are even another 180 species of wild potatoes, according to the ...

Ashkinaze recommends this variety due to their thin skin, which makes it easy for the heat to penetrate the potato. Fingerlings or small new potatoes also work well for steamed and roasted smashed ...

Potatoes, an essential food in human nutrition, have two new varieties. They are 'Entzia' and 'Miren,' characterized by their great nutritional value and suitability for industrial processing ...

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