[Misc] Jersey Royal potatoes

[rigton70]

As you get older your taste buds diminish, I’ve noticed this with quite a few foods runner beans for one. A lot of food seems to taste quite bland these days.

I disagree. The fruit and veg i have bought from markets in Spain taste a lot better than i have bought from markets over here.

The quality of food nowadays is shocking.

 

[AmexRuislip]

You’ve gotta love NSC. A dozen posts that encapsulate a lot of what’s best about the site - some mild piss-taking from someone who knows me, quickly followed by an attempt at a serious answer, because the individual is a good egg; some one word/short responses, which nonetheless are a good shout at a possible answer to the question posed; an in-depth response from someone who clearly knows his onions, err, potatoes; posts that link to football/the Albion; and a pun.

It’s not a reflection of the very best thing about the site - that accolade is reserved for threads where someone is clearly in real trouble, at which point everyone rallies round to help in the best way they can - which in some cases proves to be on the basis of either professional knowledge or personal experience. However, this thread does, imo, show a lot of what is good about the site, and I thank you all.

So a trip to the Windsor's is on the cards then

 

[maffew]

Jelly beans were better back in the day too

And wham bars. Pathetic these days.

 

[Pint of Ale and a Burger]

Grown veg comes down to the simple equation of Sunlight= Energy. Spuds grown on a South facing slope will get more sunlight and ergo put more energy in the form of carbohydrate in to the tubers so, a bigger crop, quicker than a North facing slope.. but it should not affect the taste..

Yes that's a good point.
But i also remember people saying"jersey potatoes aren't the same anymore because they grow them all over the island now"
Could the original fields with the better conditions produce a better quality potato,which then gives them a better taste?
Quality does usually effect taste.

 

[SuperFurrySeagull]

Hmmm.. I've been increasingly of the opinion (last 10 years or so) that broccoli is not as tasty as it used to be - I used to enjoy it (used to BBQ it to great effect) but it now STINKS once boiled. It also occured to me that I never used to have to peel off the woody bits on the stalk; there weren't any!

What the HELL'S going on!!?

 

[Hampster Gull]

One of the supermarkets ran a tv advert saying they got the best pick of jersey royals…try them….forgotten who they were though….and they might have been bullshitting

 

[Hampster Gull]

Hmmm.. I've been increasingly of the opinion (last 10 years or so) that broccoli is not as tasty as it used to be - I used to enjoy it (used to BBQ it to great effect) but it now STINKS once boiled. It also occured to me that I never used to have to peel off the woody bits on the stalk; there weren't any!

What the HELL'S going on!!?

Don't boil, steam, tastes better and you get more of the goodness.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Hmmm.. I've been increasingly of the opinion (last 10 years or so) that broccoli is not as tasty as it used to be - I used to enjoy it (used to BBQ it to great effect) but it now STINKS once boiled. It also occured to me that I never used to have to peel off the woody bits on the stalk; there weren't any!

What the HELL'S going on!!?

It's all about convenience.
People want things handed to them on a plate these days, as so to speak.
Just like fvcking Deliveroo.
On our allotment we grow all things fruit and veg, only feed with seaweed feed and use organic slug pellets.
Once our produce is ready, carrots taste like carrots, pots have an earthy taste to them.
There's nothing like your own, with a touch and taste of dirt

 

[Pint of Ale and a Burger]

I was looking for the countyfile episode I watched bit I found this instead which is quite interesting.
I deduce from the article that if the following isn't done in the growing process then I reckon it must effect the taste.
Seaweed as a fertiliser.
Grown on a South facing sloped field.
Picked by hand.
There is also some nice recipes there which I wasn't intending to find but it's a nice bonus.

Edit-sorry the link didn't work.im not sure how to do the links.it says Facebook,Twitter or email to share.
But it was an interesting read and you may be able to find it on Google search.
If you search"country file magazines, jersey royals"
Then you should see an article from 2017 featuring an interview with a couple of jersey farmers and a brief history of the jersey royal which is interesting stuff.
(And the recipes of course)

 

[SuperFurrySeagull]

Don't boil, steam, tastes better and you get more of the goodness.

Agreed. Trouble is I usually forget when I've put them on...

Still enjoying kale, you'll all be pleased to know.

 

[Hampster Gull]

Agreed. Trouble is I usually forget when I've put them on...

Still enjoying kale, you'll all be pleased to know.

Never fun when you see a completely burnt out black pan and some very smelly broccoli

 

[Guinness Boy]

Sometimes the loose spuds are ok but often the small plastic bags of Jersey Royals seem to have been jetwashed before packing and all the flavour goes with it....

Sadly with live in a world where we have crap foods pushed at us all the time as " Manufacturers " maximise profit by using cheap fillers, flavour enhancers and minimum quantities of key ingredients. My particular bug bear is Bacon.... the watery pink crap we buy now. Bacon is a way of preserving Pork by a combination of brining, drying and smoking ( If you like the flavour) in order to REMOVE moisture from the Pork to preserve it by the simple expedient of making it hard for bacteria to spoil it.. think Biltong as another example. But now our Bacon is pumped full of water in order to increase the weight of the Bacon, as water is cheaper than Pork. So the solution is now to buy the " Dry Cured " Bacon, which comes at an extra cost as it's NOT pumped full of water !

Consequently we have accepted inferior Bacon as standard and are willing to pay extra for the quality of Bacon that used to be the accepted norm ! ain't capitalism great ?

Yeah, 100% agree, Supermarket bacon is terrible, plus they remove the rind which can make a nice scratching/crackling type thing if removed and cooked separately. Sussex Produce in Steyning used to do fantastic local bacon. Sadly, I hear it's just been sold.

 

[Gwylan]

People want things handed to them on a plate these days, as so to speak.
Just like fvcking Deliveroo.

Jeez, I read that first of all as Deliverance and I had quite the wrong image in mind

 

[dstanman]

Anyone know of a good Farmshop in Sussex to buy large sacks of potatoes. We go through plenty of potatoes and pre-covid would pick up a sack from a Farmshop in Kent when we are up that way. Not been able to find a good value shop locally.

 

[zefarelly]

Now that’s what my mother said. I thought she was having a laugh. Perhaps not.

We did a pneumatic conveying test on granulated kelp at Sturtevant back in 1993, When we'de finished it was given away, I took 10kg to my gran who was a very keen gardener. She was most excited, it's a superb natural fertiliser . . . . Many moons ago the council used to pay farmers to collect it from the beach . . . . Of course there are manufactured chemicals and shit out there now, little wonder everything supermarket speed grown tastes so bland.

 

[vegster]

Anyone know of a good Farmshop in Sussex to buy large sacks of potatoes. We go through plenty of potatoes and pre-covid would pick up a sack from a Farmshop in Kent when we are up that way. Not been able to find a good value shop locally.

I picked up a sack of very good quality Red Potatoes at The Roundstone Farm Shop on the A259 at Ferring, just before crimbo, they had Whites as well.. Can't be sure on price but I think £14 for 25kg.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Jeez, I read that first of all as Deliverance and I had quite the wrong image in mind

Poor Ned Beatty

should be remembered best for his magnificent performance in 'Network' .... unfortunately isn't

 

[Machiavelli]

Yeah, 100% agree, Supermarket bacon is terrible, plus they remove the rind which can make a nice scratching/crackling type thing if removed and cooked separately. Sussex Produce in Steyning used to do fantastic local bacon. Sadly, I hear it's just been sold.

A few things on this:
-- I never buy meat from supermarkets in no small part because of water-pumping type activity in order to look 'good value'
-- I always cut the rind off my bacon to make scratching/crackling type things, and can't fathom why you wouldn't
-- used to be a big fan of O'Hagan sausages, which closed down at the beginning of the year. Not quite sure why, but several recent developments could hardly have helped