Potato
Vitabella potato
Vitabella potato: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
Vitabella is a potato variety, Solanum tuberosum, belonging to the nightshade family, Solanaceae. It is valued for oval tubers, light yellow skin and yellow to pale yellow flesh. Its culinary character is that of a firm-fleshed potato whose pieces generally hold together well after cooking. The eyes are relatively shallow. Shape, size and colour can nevertheless vary between tubers and with growing conditions. These characteristics describe the variety rather than fixed measurements that apply to every individual potato or every crop.The texture suits salads, steamed accompaniments and sautéed potatoes. The firm-cooking category describes a usual behaviour without restricting Vitabella to a single recipe. Homemade chips or French fries are also among its culinary uses. Firm flesh behaves differently from very floury flesh, but the result also depends on the batch and preparation. Its culinary appeal lies in a relatively stable texture and a potato flavour, rather than any guarantee of…
