PHOTOGRAPHS ALEX LUCK STYLING LUIS PERAL
STAR OF THE SEASON
The arrival of spring is, for me, signalled by the arrival of jersey royals. Small in stature, grand in taste and named after their Channel Islands origin, these potatoes deserve the reverence bestowed on them by their protected designation of origin (PDO) status. Roasted or boiled, dressed or unadorned, they impart a rich mineral flavour that ordinary spuds can’t quite muster.
ELLA TARN, COOKERY ASSISTANT
WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR
Buy jersey royals with the soil still clinging to them and take the time to clean them – they taste so much better than their pre-packed counterparts. Jersey royals can only be grown on the island of Jersey (if they’re grown elsewhere, they have to go by the less romanticsounding name, ‘international kidney potato’). Choose firm potatoes – the smaller the better.
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