Anya potato

Anya
Species	Solanum tuberosum
Cultivar	'Anya'
Origin	Scottish Crop Research Institute, Scotland, 1996

Anya is a variety of potato that was bred at the Scottish Crop Research Institute and grown exclusively for Sainsbury's supermarkets by Albert Bartlett. Anya is a cross between the varieties Désirée and Pink Fir Apple,^[1] and it was named after Lady Sainsbury.

A type of finger potato with a long knobby oval shape, a pinkish beige colored skin, and white flesh that is somewhat waxy in texture. Its flavor is slightly nutty.^[2] The Anya potato is a good boiling potato but can be prepared using most cooking methods. They are especially good in salads.

References

↑ "Anya Seed Potaoes". how-to-grow-potatoes.co.uk. 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
↑ "The British Potato Variety Database". varieties.potato.org.uk. 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.

Potato cultivars

List of potato cultivars

Adirondack Blue Adirondack Red Agata Almond Alturas Amandine Amflora Anya Atlantic Austrian Crescent Bamberg Belle de Fontenay Bintje Black Champion Bloomer Butte Champion Désirée Gala Golden Wonder Home Guard International Kidney Irish Lumper Irish White Kennebec Kerr's Pink King Edward Laura Marfona Maris Piper Melody Mizen Pike Pink Fir Apple Ratte Red Norland Red Pontiac Rooster Russet Burbank Superior Skerry Champion Stobrawa Ulster Emblem Vitelotte Vivaldi Yellow Finn Yukon Gold

Creamer potato Fingerling potato

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