Why Do Jersey Potatoes Not Taste Like They Used To?

[omamori]

I have bought from several outlets and none of them taste like they did years ago. Why?

[ladyalex]

Because, sadly like everyone else, you are getting older and your taste buds are not as sharp as they used to be.
Sorry. Sad but true.

[omamori]

Taste buds are fine. I was told that they no longer nuture them with seaweed and that's the reason why they don't taste the same.

[Prudie]

Sorry don't agree with the age thing, they definitely don't taste like they used to or have such a waxy feel whereas lots of other things do taste the same as always. I'd guess they've been manipulated/managed to produce a far wider yielding crop and have lost some of their characteristics along the way.

[Iluvspikey]

Sadly true with a lot of things! I want the lovely hottish sweetness of Swede, the sweet crunch of new-season carrots, the 'green-ness' of newly shelled peas .....I think the taste ha all been bred out of them - we need the old varieties bringing back to grow ourselves

[Maydup]

Nothing tastes better than my spuds eaten within a few minutes of being dug. They never see anything other than organic soil and rainwater. Jerseys on the other hand are bred to withstand disease, forced to flourish earlier and earlier and packaged up in that awful clear plastic. Whatever happened to brown sacks? There's no wonder there's no taste left, we demand long shelf life over taste and freshness.

[shoota]

Same with radishes.

They don't taste like Jerseys either......

But you know what I mean, modern produce, unless from specialist small scale producers just looks the same or better than it used to but the taste is not there anymore. The problem is not as bad in France.

[gina32]

totally agree, they used to taste lovely but now I wouldn't waste my money on the

[grasscarp]

Ladyalex you made me laugh with your comments. Hope all well with you. x

[diddlydo]

Maydup has definitely summed it up! And how Waitrose can charge £3 a kilo for them just beggars belief.

[askyourgran]

Years ago Jersey potatoes were sent from Jersey in small sacks, they had curly skins and the soft soil was reddish brown. They tasted lovely. Later some of the dodgier market stallholders used to mix a few other cheaper 'new' potatoes such as Cypriots to make up the weight. Nowadays Jersey seedlings are sold and grown over here. I haven't seen a 'proper' Jersey for years but they still charge the earth for them.