Biology:Comber Earlies
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Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 522: Unable to find the specified location map definition: "Module:Location map/data/County Down" does not exist. Comber Earlies, also called new season Comber potatoes,[1] are potatoes grown around the town of Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland.[2] They enjoy the status of protected 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 the Mourne Mountains and Ards Peninsula and protected from frost by the saltwater of Strangford Lough, has a distinctive microclimate, allowing an early potato harvest and 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
Comber potatoes have long been linked with the Ulster Scots planters the Hamiltons and Montgomerys.[12] The first written mention of potatoes being grown in Ireland, in 1606, mentions Comber.[13]
See also
- Northern Irish cuisine
- List of United Kingdom food and drink products with protected status
References
- ↑ Hodge, Ian (4 February 2016). The Governance of the Countryside: Property, Planning and Policy. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781316483091. https://books.google.com/books?id=GSN0CwAAQBAJ&q=%22Comber+Earlies%22&pg=PT467.
- ↑ "Comber Earlies – The Daily Spud". http://www.thedailyspud.com/tag/comber-earlies/.
- ↑ "Comber Earlies - In Season in Ireland in Spring". http://www.ireland-guide.com/article/comber-earlies---in-season.12421.html.
- ↑ "Comber Earlies Growers Co-Operative Society Limited - Food NI". https://www.nigoodfood.com/producers/comber-earlies-growers-co-operative-society-limited/.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ "Comber Earlies". http://www.visitardsandnorthdown.com/events/comber-earlies.
- ↑ Daly, Susan. "Poll: How often do you eat potatoes?". http://www.thejournal.ie/poll-how-often-do-you-eat-potatoes-338013-Jan2012/.
- ↑ "First of the potatoes - FarmWeek". 6 March 2018. https://farmweek.com/first-of-the-potatoes/.
- ↑ Stanley, John; Stanley, Linda (16 December 2014). Food Tourism: A Practical Marketing Guide. CABI. ISBN 9781780645018. https://books.google.com/books?id=7-huBgAAQBAJ&q=%22Comber+Earlies%22&pg=PA15.
- ↑ Hamilton, Ray (8 June 2017). A Short History of Britain in Infographics. Summersdale Publishers Limited. ISBN 9781786851727. https://books.google.com/books?id=Gw0oDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Comber+Earlies%22&pg=PT157.
- ↑ "Comber Potatoes - Cookery Feature from Georgina Campbell". http://www.ireland-guide.com/article/comber-potatoes---cookery-feature-from-georgina-campbell.11599.html.
- ↑ "PotatoesPotatoes". http://www.comberearlies.com/potatoes/.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ Cassidy, Martin (13 March 2018). "Comber spuds get protected status". BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-16727411.
- ↑ "Discover Northern Ireland's Protected Potatoes - TheTaste.ie". 2 October 2016. http://thetaste.ie/wp/discover-northern-irelands-protected-potatoes/.
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