Comber Earlies
Comber Earlies,also callednew season Comber potatoes,[1]arepotatoesgrown around the town ofComber,County Down,Northern Ireland.[2]They enjoy the status ofprotected geographical indication(PGI) since 2012 and are grown by the Comber Earlies Growers Co-Operative Society Limited.[3][4][5][6][7]
The term applies to immature potatoes harvested between early May and late July in the area surrounding Comber.[8][9]This area, sheltered by theMourne MountainsandArds Peninsulaand protected fromfrostby the saltwater ofStrangford Lough,has a distinctivemicroclimate,allowing an early potatoharvestand a distinctive sweet, nutty flavour.[10]Comber Earlies are not a variety of potato, they can be of many varieties, but are named solely after the location at which they are grown.[11]
History[edit]
Comber potatoes have long been linked with theUlster Scotsplantersthe Hamiltons and Montgomerys.[12]The first written mention of potatoes being grown in Ireland, in 1606, mentions Comber.[13]
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References[edit]
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- ^"Comber Earlies – The Daily Spud".thedailyspud.
- ^"Comber Earlies - In Season in Ireland in Spring".Ireland-Guide.
- ^"Comber Earlies Growers Co-Operative Society Limited - Food NI".[permanent dead link]
- ^"Comber Earlies".Comber Earlies - Visit Ards and North Down.
- ^Daly, Susan."Poll: How often do you eat potatoes?".Archived fromthe originalon 6 June 2021.Retrieved9 March2018.
- ^"First of the potatoes - FarmWeek".6 March 2018. Archived fromthe originalon 14 March 2018.Retrieved13 March2018.
- ^Stanley, John; Stanley, Linda (16 December 2014).Food Tourism: A Practical Marketing Guide.CABI.ISBN9781780645018– via Google Books.
- ^Hamilton, Ray (8 June 2017).A Short History of Britain in Infographics.Summersdale Publishers Limited.ISBN9781786851727– via Google Books.
- ^"Comber Potatoes - Cookery Feature from Georgina Campbell".Ireland-Guide.
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- ^Cassidy, Martin (13 March 2018)."Comber spuds get protected status".BBC News.
- ^"Discover Northern Ireland's Protected Potatoes - TheTaste.ie".2 October 2016.
