This year i grew ELEVEN types of potato over summer..
Waiporoporo Taewa Potato that were [ready early](/plantings/shiny-front-lawn-p…
How to sow Whataroa taewa potato: chit tubers then sow into garden after frosts have passed.
Whataroa Taewa Potato has been planted 4 times by Growstuff members.
Pre-european potato from Aotearoa New Zealand. (Taewa)
Produces large, irregular, round to oblong shaped potatoes with a light purple and cream blotchy skin and yellow waxy, firm flesh with purple streaks throughout. Great for making oven-baked chips or steamed or in a hangi. Holds shape in slow cookers, or in a curry.
A heavy cropper and a good keeper.
Only plantings by members who have set their locations are shown on this map.
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This year i grew ELEVEN types of potato over summer..
Waiporoporo Taewa Potato that were [ready early](/plantings/shiny-front-lawn-p…
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Generally, "Taewa" is the term used for potatoes that have been in New Zealand since before 1800, and cultivated by Maori people - but the word can be used for all potatoes.
The kūmara is a distant cousin of the potato. Both the taewa and …
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Corn beef, with whataroa potato mash, mustard sauce, and steamed spinach santana.
Grown for: tuber (5)
Whataroa taewa potato is a variety of Te Māori taewa potato
None known.