What do you get whenever you combine a starchy vegetable and a cartoon fish? The “ultimate roasting spud”, in fact.
It might sound like the beginning of a foul joke, however demand for the hybrid Nemo number of potato has seen a lift within the quantity being planted.
Distinctive for its look – reddish-pink pores and skin with yellow patches – the potato was named after the clownfish in Disney Pixar’s Discovering Nemo.
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Discovering Nemo was a box-office hit in 2003. Pic: Rex Options
However the vegetable has additionally been praised for reducing cooking occasions by 25%, which implies saving vitality within the residence with out sacrificing on style, in accordance with Tesco.
The grocery store chain has stated the potato proved so in style after they went on sale throughout a restricted trial in shops, that potato provider Branston has planted sufficient of the variability to final seven months.
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The potatoes are named after their distinctive look. Pic: Tesco/PA
“The Nemo is now well on its way to becoming a modern British classic potato and is already being talked about by those who have tried it as the ultimate roasting spud,” potato purchaser for Tesco, Lucy Moss, stated.
“The potato is considered a game-changer not only because it can slash cooking time compared with the average roasting spud, but also because of its wonderful creamy taste, rich fluffy texture, crisp outer skin and distinct golden colour.”
Branston stated it has plans to additional enhance availability of Nemo over the following few years, with the hopes it might be part of the King Edward and Maris Piper because the go-to spuds for roasting.
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Growers need Nemo potatoes to change into one of many go-to spuds for roasting. Pic: Tesco/PA
Mark Willcox, director of agronomy on the provider, stated: “Establishing a new potato takes many years as we need to understand how and where it grows best while testing it in the market.”
He stated Nemo potatoes additionally profit the surroundings as they require small quantities of fertiliser, have sturdy illness resistance and use water effectively.
“Many of the Nemo fields have benefited local biodiversity through the planting of flower-rich grass field margins,” he stated.
Nemo is a phureja hybrid selection. It combines the fast-growing nature of authentic Peruvian potatoes with the hardiness of contemporary European varieties from the Solanum tuberosum Solanaceae household.
