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Episode: Australia’s ‘Spud Sisters’ push lesser-known potato varieties
Description: There are around 5,000 potato varieties worldwide, but in Australia, many shoppers struggle to distinguish a Kipfler from a King Edward. But some potato suppliers want to widen our taste for spuds.
In Australia, potatoes are a big deal. The industry is worth 1.1 billion Australian dollars annually (approx. 690 million US dollars). But the choice for consumers is limited.
“At a supermarket, they'll only be offered a washed potato or an unwashed potato, or a red potato and a white potato, and then quite often you'll see a lot of misinformation,” says potato supplier Kerri Farrell.
For the past 35 years, “Spud Sisters” Farrell...