Tiny Spuds: edible, or not?

**noviceveggrower** · 02-07-2015, 06:57 PM

I have had quite a few small spuds. I have either steamed them whole or boil them lightly whole. I don't waste them as they bulk a meal out a bit more. They shouldn't taste bitter they should just taste like the crop you have grown.
Light frying them sounds a good way to use them, hadn't thought of that way as we don't fry food much.

**Thelma Sanders** · 02-07-2015, 07:05 PM

Originally posted by Snow View Post

I've done a couple of harvests and collected all the tiny potaoes too.

There are enough that cooked together, perhaps in a frying pan

That's how I cook mine, with onions and a sprinkle of salt at the end

**Nicos** · 02-07-2015, 07:27 PM

Strangely I find that sometimes the very tiny ones can be bitter....sometimes not.
Very tiny as in less than 2x1 cm

**Alison** · 02-07-2015, 07:28 PM

Never noticed any bitterness.

**Snadger** · 02-07-2015, 07:37 PM

Originally posted by Nicos View Post

Strangely I find that sometimes the very tiny ones can be bitter....sometimes not.
Very tiny as in less than 2x1 cm

Agreed!

Agreed (Message was too short with one agreed!)

**Snow** · 02-07-2015, 07:45 PM

Originally posted by Nicos View Post

Strangely I find that sometimes the very tiny ones can be bitter....sometimes not.
Very tiny as in less than 2x1 cm

Yes, I'm talking about very small. Here is a handful:

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**Potstubsdustbins** · 02-07-2015, 08:18 PM

Does it depend on the variety?......... I grow LadyC and don't find them bitter at all so use all the small ones.

**mrbadexample** · 02-07-2015, 08:22 PM

That says potato salad to me. Got any chives?

**Nicos** · 02-07-2015, 08:31 PM

Originally posted by Snow View Post

Yes, I'm talking about very small. Here is a handful:
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Yep, that size.
May be dependant on variety as Pots suggests?
I grow mostly Charlotte, but usually have a guest variety, so not really sure which were better or not.

Personally I'd give them a try...could be utterly delicious!

**bearded bloke** · 02-07-2015, 09:42 PM

Originally posted by mrbadexample View Post

That says potato salad to me. Got any chives?

Or ... garlic scapes

**Sarico** · 02-07-2015, 10:50 PM

Put in this way. They are edible? Yes. As long they are not green.
Are they tasteless? Try and let us know

**Snow** · 04-07-2015, 02:00 AM

Had them earlier, tasted nice. The odd one was abit bitter but most were fine.

**Nicos** · 04-07-2015, 04:54 AM

Glad you enjoyed them
Funny how just the odd one is bitter isn't it?....and not always the smallest either!

Glad we've worked out that you even get occasional bitter ones within the same variety.

**Scoot** · 04-07-2015, 06:07 AM

Oh them little potatoes. The ones I keep missing then when I plant a different veg where the spuds were last year, I keep getting potatoes pushing up lol. They keep pushing up where my onions and carrots are this year.

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