Seven uncooked unpeeled 'Shetland Black' potatoes on a checked cloth background
Genus
Solanum
Species
Solanum tuberosum
Cultivar
'Shetland Black'
Origin
Shetland Islands
Shetland Black is a dark purple heritage variety of potato.[1] It comes from the Shetland Islands,[2] and was developed in the Victorian era.[citation needed] It is part of the United Kingdom Ark of Taste.[3] The plant grows to a height of about 2.5 feet (0.76 m),[4] and is shallow-rooted and thus suitable for container growing. The potato is suitable for roasting, baking or steaming, and is commonly fried into chips or crisps.[3] The potato is fairly small compared with modern cultivars, and when sliced has a purple ring near the edge.[5] Once cooked it has a fluffy floury texture.[6]
The skin is uneven and thick, and dark in color.[3] Its colour derives from the presence of two pigments, peonidin and petunidin, which make up 52% and 38% of the total pigments, respectively.[7]
Popular lore has it that the 'Shetland Black' came to the British Isles by way of a stranded Spanish Armada ship, but because it matures early in the season that provenance is disproven.[8]
^Kapoor, Sybil (2013). The Great British Vegetable Cookbook. Pavilion. p. 382. ISBN 9781909881051.
^Stocks, Christopher (2009). Forgotten Fruits: The stories behind Britain's traditional fruit and vegetables. Random House. p. 186. ISBN 9781409061977.
^ abc"Shetland Black Potatoes". specialtyproduce.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^Synopsis of the vegetable products of Scotland in the museum of the Royal botanic gardens of Kew. Peter Lawson & Son. 1852. p. 47.
^Devine, Cate (17 September 2010). "A guide to Scotland's potato varieties". The List. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
^Cloake, Felicity (2011). Perfect: 68 Essential Recipes for Every Cook's Repertoire. Penguin. p. 117. ISBN 9780141971650.
^Singh, Jaspreet; Kaur, Lovedeep (2016). Advances in Potato Chemistry and Technology. Elsevier Science. p. 263. ISBN 9780128005767.
^Hirst, Christopher (22 January 2009). "Potato recipes: Chips off the old block". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
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