Anya (potato)

Anya is a variety of potato that was bred at the Scottish Crop Research Institute and grown exclusively for Sainsbury's supermarkets by Albert Bartlett. Anya is a cross between the varieties Désirée and Pink Fir Apple,^[1] and it was named after Lady Sainsbury.

A type of finger potato with a long knobbly oval shape, a pinkish beige colored skin, and white flesh that is somewhat waxy in texture. Its flavor is slightly nutty.^[2] The Anya potato is a good boiling potato but can be prepared using most cooking methods. They are especially good in salads.

References

1. ↑ "Anya Seed Potaoes". how-to-grow-potatoes.co.uk. 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012. 
2. ↑ "The British Potato Variety Database". varieties.potato.org.uk. 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012. 

Potato cultivars
List of potato cultivars
Adirondack Blue Adirondack Red Agata Almond Alturas Amandine Amflora Anya Atlantic Austrian Crescent Bamberg Belle de Fontenay Bintje Black Champion Bloomer British Queen Butte Champion Désirée Gala Golden Wonder Home Guard International Kidney Irish Lumper Irish White Kennebec Kerr's Pink King Edward Laura Lenape Marcy Marfona Megachip Melody Mizen Pike Pink Fir Apple Ranger Russet Ratte Red Gold Red La Soda Red Norland Red Pontiac Rooster Russet Burbank Shetland Black Skerry Champion Stobrawa Superior Ulster Emblem Umatilla Russet Villetta Rose Vitelotte Vivaldi Yellow Finn Yukon Gold
Creamer potato Fingerling potato Russet potato