A bowl of soup with potato, cabbage, and pork - Jacek Chabraszewski/Shutterstock With countless potato varieties to choose from, it can be difficult to know which one ...

Russet Potatoes Russet potatoes are your go-to classic, from potato skins and tater tots to gratin — they're perhaps the most used thanks to their mildly earthy, sweet taste and pillowy, dry texture.

Innate Gen. 2 potatoes survive in a field infected with late blight disease, which caused the Irish potato famine, at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. (Nico Champouret/Simplot Plant ...

Potatoes are nutrient-rich, with vital vitamins and minerals, especially in their skin, enhancing health. Sweet potatoes edge out others slightly with extra fiber, vitamin A, and beta-carotene. Mix ...

Even though two potato varieties may seem the same, there can be a big difference in how each makes it to the dinner table.

Using the right potato is the secret to a great potato salad and certain varieties are best for baked potatoes. It’s also crucial to choose the right type for the dish when it comes to sweet potatoes.

The humble sweet potato is both delicious and nutritious. It’s also not actually a potato at all. Harold McGee wrote in “On Food And Cooking” that the root vegetable native to northern South America ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three types of potatoes genetically engineered to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine are safe for the environment and safe to eat, federal officials announced.

Wisconsin farmer Jesse Perkins really knows his spuds. He could even be called a potato specialist as one of only a dozen organic seed potato farmers in the country, and the only one in Wisconsin.