Anya potato

Anya
SpeciesSolanum tuberosum
Cultivar'Anya'
OriginScottish Crop Research Institute, Scotland, 1996

Anya is a variety of potato that was bred at the Scottish Crop Research Institute, which has rights over the variety which expire in 2026. Anya is a cross between the varieties Désirée and Pink Fir Apple,[1] and it was named after Lady Sainsbury, and as of 2024 they were exclusively available commercially from Sainsbury's supermarkets.[2]

A type of finger potato with a long knobbly oval shape, a pinkish beige coloured skin, and white waxy flesh . Its flavour is slightly nutty.[3] The Anya potato is a good boiling potato but can be prepared using most cooking methods. It is particularly suitable for salads.

  1. ^ "Anya Seed Potatoes". how-to-grow-potatoes.co.uk. 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  2. ^ Marks, David (26 May 2024). "Independent assessment of the Anya potato variety". GardenFocused. Website has advice on growing the variety.
  3. ^ "Anya". The British Potato Variety Database version 2.0 revision 58. 2012. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012.