Idaho potatoes
Famous American starches
Idaho potatoes are potatoes grown in Idaho, a U.S. state whose volcanic soil and climate produce particularly starchy, fluffy specimens ideal for baking and mashing.
The term often appears on menus and packaging as a quality marker: baked Idaho potato with sour cream.
Russet varieties dominate Idaho production, making "Idaho potato" nearly synonymous with russet in American usage.
- BoiseIdaho's largest city
- hash brownsFried shredded potatoes
- spudPotato, colloquially
- potato chipsThin fried tuber slices
- russetReddish-brown color
soil · harvest · French fries · tater tots · tuber · irrigation · starch content · gnocchi · potato farming · potato salad · dinner roll · disease resistance · sprouting · exports · couch potato · hot potato · fields · fries
- local foodslocal favorite, regional cuisine, local produce, local seafood, regional specialty
- Regional specialtiesScotch whisky, Swiss chocolate, Belgian waffles, Maine lobster, Texas barbecue
- Potato Farmingplanting, harvesting, hilling, tubers, eyes
- regional industriesforestry, lumber, dairy farming, Napa wine, fishing
Idaho potatoessweet potatoes
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