why are we limited to ONE type of spud?

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
05/10/2011 22:30

In the South they grow. Nicola,Cara,Marfona,Filea,Marabel,Diamant,Sieglinde,Anabelle ,Frisia,Sante and Princess,



oh! and Charlotte, yet we in the Enclave only have one very average uninteresting spud?

gooligan


Joined: 30/01/2007
Posts: 1591

Message Posted:
05/10/2011 22:36

Best spud in the world,what's wrong with you man?

paddywack


Joined: 04/05/2009
Posts: 959

Message Posted:
05/10/2011 22:52

Msg 2,

Beg to differ.

Clarissa2


Joined: 12/06/2009
Posts: 1476

Message Posted:
05/10/2011 22:54

Re: Msg 1,



Don't you think it has something to do with the EU rules and regulations? (All potato varieties have to be identified at point of sale).



In the North they well may grow several varieties , but they don't have to be identified.

In addition, there is a great problem of storage of ALL agricultural produce because of the lack of investment.

padisha


Joined: 09/07/2011
Posts: 131

Message Posted:
05/10/2011 22:54

Sorry but you are either ill-informed or tasteless.

jenfarrall


Joined: 21/09/2008
Posts: 297

Message Posted:
05/10/2011 23:18

Why fix what ain't broken??????????

BizziLizzi


Joined: 02/08/2011
Posts: 855

Message Posted:
05/10/2011 23:39

When I was young, before fruit and vetegables were sprayed, packaged, flown all over the world and left to age on supermarket shleves, Cyprus Potatos (especially new potatos) were welcomed seasonally and were considered to be particularly tasty - rivalled only by Jerseys.



Enjoy the food of the country. (but try to get them when they are newly delivered rather than spent too long in storage or imperfect conditions on a shelf), You can usually tell by the state of the skin)

padisha


Joined: 09/07/2011
Posts: 131

Message Posted:
05/10/2011 23:54

BizziLizzi-------------oh yes---------fantastic



But do not forget the İrish spuds if they ever let them be exported..............big, flowery spuds with the skins bursting open when you cooked them in their jackets



As good as Cyprus spuds but totally different.

paddywack


Joined: 04/05/2009
Posts: 959

Message Posted:
06/10/2011 00:10

Msg 8

You are talking about Kerr`s Pinks.

flowerfairy


Joined: 17/09/2008
Posts: 1277

Message Posted:
06/10/2011 00:10

Rob,

as greengrocers in the Uk, all I can say to you, is if you don't like the potatoes here, go live in the south. I'll take you, if you like.

We have lovely spuds here, yeah sometimes they're coming to the end, but I actually love the seasonal veg. here.

I for one, wouldn't change a thing.

steptoenoel


Joined: 27/04/2011
Posts: 116

Message Posted:
06/10/2011 00:11

Ohhhhhhhh you making my mouth water for Comber spuds and butter!

rigsby


Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 912

Message Posted:
06/10/2011 00:11

Cyprus spuds were on sale in Tescos in Barnstaple earlier this year,complete with the dirt still attached.Judging the colour of the dirt and the taste i think they came from the North.It just said product of Cyprus on the tray.

birdman



Joined: 20/09/2010
Posts: 690

Message Posted:
06/10/2011 03:37

There was no such thing as "an Irish POTATO FAMINE"





They just forgot where they planted theem !







Gerry

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
06/10/2011 05:48

Cyprus Potatoes , my absolute favourite

Simbas

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
06/10/2011 08:34

msg 10 Flowerfairy, I don't remember saying I don't like TRNC grown spuds, I was just wondering why when some 12 varieties are grown on the Island, we only ever get one...





Simbas, which of the 12 Cyprus grown spuds is your favourite .

Earlybird


Joined: 28/04/2009
Posts: 816

Message Posted:
06/10/2011 08:42

Well said Flowerfairy, the local produce here is delicious rather than the 'cool stored, don't know how long it has been there' fruit and veg in some places in the UK. Eat seasonally!

Ralph96



Joined: 01/07/2008
Posts: 531

Message Posted:
06/10/2011 08:47

I used to like Dickie Davis.....The commontator.

Tango1


Joined: 19/02/2011
Posts: 1151

Message Posted:
06/10/2011 10:17

I think the potatoes here are great and so adaptable. I don't want to have to go back to the days of wandering up and down the aisle looking at potatoes marked chipping OR baking OR mashing OR red OR white. I just want potatoes where I can pick out the large or the small!!!

Cocklebay


Joined: 26/02/2011
Posts: 353

Message Posted:
06/10/2011 10:20

Most of the non cypriot potatoes in the South have been imported!!!!!

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
06/10/2011 10:32

Martin , TRNC of course

Simbas

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
06/10/2011 10:36

Forgot to do a PS

Truth is i don't know , all i know is i like the potatoes here , whatever they are

Simbas

paddywack


Joined: 04/05/2009
Posts: 959

Message Posted:
06/10/2011 10:59

Msg 13

Rather a sick remark, read Irish history, assure you there was a famine, and there are graves all over the country to prove it.

Carndi


Joined: 12/06/2009
Posts: 613

Message Posted:
06/10/2011 11:28

Why is it that when someone says they dont like this or they dont like that someone comes on here and tells them to go live somwhere else.

I have lived here for 9 years and love it but do not believe that ever thing is perfect.



Steptoenoel. I am an Ards man and you are correct. A good Comber spud is hard to beat ( we will be getting told to go back to Ireland unless we are prepared to love the spuds here ) but did you know that Ireland used to export seed potatoes to Cyprus ?

0maintenance


Joined: 22/09/2010
Posts: 2179

Message Posted:
06/10/2011 11:39

Because if some one started to import different brands of potatoes to Cyprus the Duty would be very high so to protect the Cyprus potato market/growers already extensive range of spudz.



Then every one would be screaming at how expensive imported potatoes cost here.



IMHO Cyprus spudz are maybe some of the best spudz on the market today in the world.

newlad



Joined: 02/03/2008
Posts: 7819

Message Posted:
06/10/2011 12:31

Looks like the Turks and the Ruskies like them.Northern Cyprus exported 1,000 tons to Turkey,and 870 tons to Russia.Todays anorak moment,



Paul.

Cocklebay


Joined: 26/02/2011
Posts: 353

Message Posted:
06/10/2011 16:15

Another anorak moment foryou. Most of the "Cyprus" potatoes sold in the UK are, wait for it!, grown in Egypt!

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
06/10/2011 17:08

And Another, the variety of spud grown in TRNC is "Spunta" and they are "genetically modified" or GM...:( the Seed potatoes are imported....