Different Types of Potatoes

Otway Red

Otway Reds are oval potatoes with red smooth skin and cream flesh. These potatoes are good all-rounders that will give you a great result mashed, roasted or fried.

Pink Eye

This variety has a creamy yellow flesh that tends to be waxy with a nutty flavour. Best for salads, boiling, steaming and baking. Grown in Southern Tasmania also known as Southern Gold.

Potato - Purple Congo

Description:

• Also called Congo, Blue Congo and a host of other names
• Irregular long oval shaped tuber with very distinctive dark purple colour
• Dark purple flesh with light purple flecks
• Great for baking, good for boiling, mashing
• Long storage life
• Available: all year 

Growing Area:

QLD - Atherton Tableland, Fassifern Valley, Giru, Kalbar, Lockyer Valley

NSW - Armidale, Bathurst, Coffs Harbour, Crookwell, Dareton, Far North Coast, Finley, Gosford, Griffith, Hunter Valley, Macksville, Mudgee, Naro, New England, Riverina, Robertson

VIC - Ballarat, Geelong, Gippsland Hills, Melbourne Metropolitan Area

TAS - North West Coast

SA - Adelaide Plains, Mt Gambier, North Adelaide Hills, Riverland WA Gin Gin, Manjimup, Perth

NT – Katherine

Red Rascal

Red Rascal potatoes have dark red skin, clean white flesh and an oval shape. They are full of flavour and can be boiled, baked, mashed, roasted or fried.

Potato - Royal Blue

Description:

• Oval shaped tuber with rough textured dark pink to purple skin
• Creamy yellow flesh with dark rays radiating from the centre of the tuber
• Good for roasting, mashing, chipping, potato salads
• Available: February to August

Growing Area:

QLD - Atherton Tableland, Fassifern Valley, Giru, Kalbar, Lockyer Valley

NSW - Armidale, Bathurst, Coffs Harbour, Crookwell, Dareton, Far North Coast, Finley, Gosford, Griffith, Hunter Valley, Macksville, Mudgee, Naro, New England, Riverina, Robertson

VIC - Ballarat, Geelong, Gippsland Hills, Melbourne Metropolitan Area

TAS - North West Coast

SA - Adelaide Plains, Mt Gambier, North Adelaide Hills, Riverland WA Gin Gin, Manjimup, Perth

NT - Katherine

Potato - Sebago

Description:

• Dry flesh
• Ideal for baking, roasting, boiling, frying and mashing

Growing Area:

QLD - Atherton Tableland, Fassifern Valley, Giru, Kalbar, Lockyer Valley

NSW - Armidale, Bathurst, Coffs Harbour, Crookwell, Dareton, Far North Coast, Finley, Gosford, Griffith, Hunter Valley, Macksville, Mudgee, Naro, New England, Riverina, Robertson

VIC - Ballarat, Geelong, Gippsland Hills, Melbourne Metropolitan Area

TAS - North West Coast

SA - Adelaide Plains, Mt Gambier, North Adelaide Hills, Riverland WA Gin Gin, Manjimup, Perth

NT – Katherine

Toolangi Delight

The Toolangi Delight is a versatile all-rounder developed in Australia. This variety will mash, bake, fry and is excellent for gnocchi.