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Old September 16, 2006   #1
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Default Favourite Potato..Irish Cobbler

It took me over five years to find out that Irish Cobbler is actually the variety called danshaku in Japan. Hokkaido, the far north island in Japan, is famous for its potatoes. My wife grew up on this variety and I tasted quite a few when I lived there. I finally found a reference in a Japanese book about vegetables and other foods that danshaku is Irish Cobbler. (It may seem strange but I was ecstatic to find this out!) Part of the problem in finding this variety was the translation from Japanese to English because danshaku means baron.
Five years was quite along wait and in the mean time in Hokkaido newer, more productive varieties that have the same creamy type flesh have come on to the market.
Can anyone suggest another more productive variety that can match the taste and texture of Irish Cobbler?
Jeff
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