The Ratte potato (also known as La Ratte, La Reine Ratte du Touquet, or Asparges) is a small
potato
The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae.
Wild potato species can be found from the southern Unit ...
with a unique nutty flavor and smooth, buttery
texture
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[Paul R. Wonning ] The nutty flavour is said to have come from the types of soils the variety is grown in by the French farmers. This potato has an ovate shape, often with a slight curve and golden speckled skin. The flesh of this potato is a golden yellow and its texture maintains even when cooking.
The variety originated in
Denmark
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France
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[ in the late 19th century and is a favorite of French chefs,][ including ]Joël Robuchon
Joël Robuchon (, 7 April 1945 – 6 August 2018) was a French chef and restaurateur. He was named "Chef of the Century" by the guide Gault Millau in 1989, and awarded the Meilleur Ouvrier de France (France's best worker) in cuisine in 1976. ...
who used them to make potato puree. Other chefs have recommended roughly mashing them or using them in salads or casseroles. The ''New York Times'' reported that its taste "hints richly of hazelnuts and chestnuts".
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Potato cultivars
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