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That's pretty interesting. Where and how do you store taters in India? And what kind of potatoes do you produce? Anyway, didn't know my silly comment would spaw

by kebman 6y ago

That's pretty interesting. Where and how do you store taters in India? And what kind of potatoes do you produce? Anyway, didn't know my silly comment would spawn such an avid potato-debate xD

devdas 6y ago
In an open bag in the corner of a kitchen. You usually only buy for a few days, so storage isn't a huge issue.
vram22 6y ago
Cannot answer for everyone in India, of course, even broadly, because I have never checked this out before. But for home use, based on my own approach and that of relatives and friends, I can say: just in a place in the kitchen away from direct sunlight, and in a slightly cooler place, if possible. Open, not covered, so air can circulate. Also, my guess is that many households buy only a small amount at a time, and use it up before it has a chance to go bad. For restaurants and other bigger users, don't know how they do it. Interesting point, I will see if I can find out. In homes, they do spoil, sometimes, if you don't use them soon. This made me think of another point: I wonder if there is any home-based small-scale way of preserving potatoes for a long period? You can do that in multiple ways for many vegetables (fermenting, pickling, drying, etc.). >And what kind of potatoes do you produce? If you mean varieties, like I've read about in the US, such as Yukon Gold, russet potatoes, etc., I don't know the answer, sorry. My guess is that most of us here may not be aware of potato varieties, or there could be only one or a few mainstream ones, possibly due to India's green revolution having the side-effect of knocking out many earlier-existing varieties. But that may be more true of natively Indian plant species, not so much for the potato, which only came to India, I guess, a few hundred years ago, via the Portuguese, probably.

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That's pretty interesting. Where and how do you store taters in India? And what kind of potatoes do you produce? Anyway, didn't know my silly comment would spaw

by kebman 6y ago

That's pretty interesting. Where and how do you store taters in India? And what kind of potatoes do you produce? Anyway, didn't know my silly comment would spawn such an avid potato-debate xD

devdas 6y ago
In an open bag in the corner of a kitchen. You usually only buy for a few days, so storage isn't a huge issue.
vram22 6y ago
Cannot answer for everyone in India, of course, even broadly, because I have never checked this out before. But for home use, based on my own approach and that of relatives and friends, I can say: just in a place in the kitchen away from direct sunlight, and in a slightly cooler place, if possible. Open, not covered, so air can circulate. Also, my guess is that many households buy only a small amount at a time, and use it up before it has a chance to go bad. For restaurants and other bigger users, don't know how they do it. Interesting point, I will see if I can find out. In homes, they do spoil, sometimes, if you don't use them soon. This made me think of another point: I wonder if there is any home-based small-scale way of preserving potatoes for a long period? You can do that in multiple ways for many vegetables (fermenting, pickling, drying, etc.). >And what kind of potatoes do you produce? If you mean varieties, like I've read about in the US, such as Yukon Gold, russet potatoes, etc., I don't know the answer, sorry. My guess is that most of us here may not be aware of potato varieties, or there could be only one or a few mainstream ones, possibly due to India's green revolution having the side-effect of knocking out many earlier-existing varieties. But that may be more true of natively Indian plant species, not so much for the potato, which only came to India, I guess, a few hundred years ago, via the Portuguese, probably.