1. Knowing Potatoes

2. There are lots of different varieties of potato
Can you explain how these potatoes look different from each other?

3. Can you name any other varieties?
Did you know potatoes have different names?
Desiree
Charlotte
Estima
Maris Piper
Can you name any other varieties?

4. Potatoes come in three types: Fluffy, Salad and Smooth
Maris Piper
Charlotte
Desiree

5. Fluffy potatoes go crumbly round the edges when cooked
Maris Piper
Maris Piper potatoes are fluffy. They are good for roasting, baking and making chips

6. Salad potatoes are firm and keep their shape when cooked
Charlotte
Charlotte potatoes are a salad type. They are good for steaming, roasting and making potato salads

7. Smooth potatoes go soft when cooked
Desiree
Desiree potatoes are smooth. They are good for boiling, mashing and making potato wedges

8. Can you name some dishes and meals you have eaten which include potatoes.

9. Have you tried…
Potato wedges
Potato waffles

10. Have you tried…
Potato salad
Jacket potatoes

11. Have you tried…
Roast potatoes
Oven chips

12. Have you tried…
Mashed potato
Boiled potatoes

13. 6 ways that potatoes can be cooked.
roasted
fried
microwaved
boiled
baked
mashed

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