The almond potato (
Norwegian: ''Mandelpotet'',
Swedish
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: ''Mandelpotatis'',
Finnish: ''puikulaperuna''
), also called Mandel potato or Swedish peanut fingerling,
is a
potato
The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae.
Wild potato species can be found from the southern Unit ...
known since the 19th century. Almond potatoes are yellow or white; in rare cases a variety called blue almond (Blå mandel in Swedish) can be found which has yellow-white flesh with blue skin. Its shape is oval and somewhat resembles an
almond
The almond (''Prunus amygdalus'', syn. ''Prunus dulcis'') is a species of tree native to Iran and surrounding countries, including the Levant. The almond is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree. Within the genus ...
, hence the name. Blue almond is an old variety which was grown in the northern regions of Sweden before the yellow-peeled almond potato was introduced.
It is considered a delicacy in
Norway
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,
Finland
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and in
Sweden
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, where it is most commonly grown in the
northern parts.
It can be grown better in the north, since the variety is susceptible to plant diseases in the south.
Finnish Lapland puikula (''Lapin puikula'') has a European Union and UK
Protected Designation of Origin
The protected designation of origin (PDO) is a type of geographical indication of the European Union and the United Kingdom aimed at preserving the designations of origin of food-related products. The designation was created in 1992 and its main ...
.
References
Potato cultivars
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