Blue St. Gallen
Blue St. Galler is the name of a newly bred potato variety from Switzerland. It was created by crossing the Blue Sweden with the Swiss early potato Prättigau , named after the Prättigau valley in the canton of Graubünden . Breeder Christoph Gämperli works in Flawil , Canton St. Gallen , hence the name St. Galler .
This new breed has white flowers, a long oval bulb shape and a dark blue shell. This potato variety ripens medium early (harvest from August). The flesh is blue-violet. The color comes from the plant pigment anthocyanin it contains . Blue St. Gallers are predominantly waxy. The meat is hardly discolored, neither during cooking nor during deep-frying (<160 ° C), which is what distinguishes this variety.
Because of the approval, potatoes of this new variety were tested in Holland and Canada . This variety is the only Swiss variety listed on the official list of varieties. The trademark is registered.
The Swiss wholesalers Migros and Coop (Switzerland) sell blue St. Galler as a specialty. Blue potato chips in particular are on offer. This type of potato is also offered in Germany and Austria.
A video clip is available and provides additional information in Swiss German.
Flowers of the blue St. Gallen
Blue St. Galler left raw, right cooked
Dish with two kinds of mashed potatoes , one of them from Blauen St. Gallen
Boiled Blauer St. Gallen , melted raclette cheese on top
