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The '''almond potato''' ([[Bokmål]]: '''''Mandelpotet''''', [[Swedish (language)|Swedish]]: '''''Mandelpotatis''''') is a [[potato]] known since the 19th century. Almond potatoes are yellow or white; in rare cases a kind called blue almond can be found which is yellow-white with some colour changes in blue. Its shape is oval and somewhat resembles an [[almond]], hence the name.
The '''almond potato''' ([[Norwegian (language)|Norwegian]]: '''''Mandelpotet''''', [[Swedish (language)|Swedish]]: '''''Mandelpotatis''''') is a [[potato]] known since the 19th century. Almond potatoes are yellow or white; in rare cases a kind called blue almond can be found which is yellow-white with some colour changes in blue. Its shape is oval and somewhat resembles an [[almond]], hence the name.


It is considered a delicacy in [[Norway]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Culture/Food/TasteofNorwegianFall/|title=A Taste of Norwegian Fall|publisher=Royal Norwegian Embassy in Washington|accessdate=11 March 2010}}</ref> and in [[Sweden]], where it is most commonly grown in the [[Norrland|northern parts]].
It is considered a delicacy in [[Norway]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Culture/Food/TasteofNorwegianFall/|title=A Taste of Norwegian Fall|publisher=Royal Norwegian Embassy in Washington|accessdate=11 March 2010}}</ref> and in [[Sweden]], where it is most commonly grown in the [[Norrland|northern parts]].

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Almond potatoes

The almond potato (Norwegian: Mandelpotet, Swedish: Mandelpotatis) is a potato known since the 19th century. Almond potatoes are yellow or white; in rare cases a kind called blue almond can be found which is yellow-white with some colour changes in blue. Its shape is oval and somewhat resembles an almond, hence the name.

It is considered a delicacy in Norway[1] and in Sweden, where it is most commonly grown in the northern parts.

References

  1. ^ "A Taste of Norwegian Fall". Royal Norwegian Embassy in Washington. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
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