Jersey Royal Potatoes.

[melv16]

Why are they so bland and tasteless? 

They didn't used to be and you pay a premium for them in the shops.

[barry1010]

I don't think the weather has helped

[davebro3]

I agree - not a patch on what they used to be.

[barry1010]

https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2024-02-27/concerns-over-supply-of-jersey-royal-potatoes

[bhg481]

I always remember them having a distinct taste and always boiled nicely (didn't flour). Most years we are tempted to try some and are always disappointed. We even had them in a Jersey hotl one year and they were no different.

[douglas9401]

Very disappointing, but that's just modern life innit.

[Atheist]

I suspect that it's old age, and deterioration of the taste-buds. We oldies can't expect to experience food as intensely as youngsters do.

[ynnafymmi]

Werent they once fertilised with sea-weed.Not any more,so thats maybe one of the reasons.

[davebro3]

//I suspect that it's old age,//

It's not - it's the spuds!

[Old_Geezer]

Stop eating old age spuds then.

[barry1010]

Many of the farmers still use seaweed

[MargoTester]

They used to be sold with the soil still on them and the skin would come of with you fingernail and they tasted divine. They definitely aren't the same anymore. I haven't sen any Cyprus new potatoes in the shops for ages I used to really like their flavour 

[youngmafbog]

Bland and awful now, and have been for years so nothing to do with the weather.

Dont buy them anymore, not worth the premium.

[melv16]

Thanks for the replies. So, it's not just me that thinks they are tasteless. I should be harvesting my own in a couple of weeks 😁.

[Hazlinny]

I seemed to notice the lack of flavour in Jersey potatoes about six years ago when they were so tasty with mint.

Margo/  Got some large Cyprus potatoes from local farm shop which sells them when their own are finished.  Great for chips.
 

[rowanwitch]

A good alternative if you like a waxy salad type is Vivaldi,  

[gingejbee]

We've had some nice Jerseys from Waitrose this week...but (even better!) are Ratte.

[MargoTester]

Hazlinny- I used to get mine from the local market which has unfortunately closed😿 The large ones make great jacket potatoes too

[melv16]

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Food-and-Drink/Question1140620.html

Looks like I'm not alone. The link is from 2012.