# The best potato varieties grown in France

Charlotte, ratte, bintje, bonnotte de Noirmoutier and vitelotte: which potato for mash, fries or salad.

- 17 votes · 20 items
- Mar 26, 2020 · bricoleur_nantes
- https://even.best/en/l/3418/the-best-potato-varieties-grown-in-france

## Top 20

1. **Bonnotte** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Rare hand-harvested new potato from Noirmoutier.
2. **Charlotte** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Firm flesh, the queen of steaming and salads.
3. **Belle de Fontenay** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Heritage variety with firm, melting flesh.
4. **Vitelotte** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Purple skin and flesh.
5. **Roseval** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Red skin, firm flesh.
6. **Franceline** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Red skin, firm flesh.
7. **La Ratte** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Small and elongated with a nutty flavour.
8. **Bintje** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Classic Dutch variety for fries.
9. **Amandine** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fine, firm flesh.
10. **Chérie** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pink skin, firm flesh.
11. **Pompadour** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Elongated, firm-fleshed.
12. **BF 15** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Old French firm-fleshed variety.
13. **Agata** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — All-purpose, widely grown as an early potato.
14. **Monalisa** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — All-purpose, for mash and gratin.
15. **Nicola** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Firm, yellow flesh.
16. **Agria** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Large and floury, ideal for fries.
17. **Marabel** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — All-purpose with yellow flesh.
18. **Spunta** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Large and long, for fries and mash.
19. **Institut de Beauvais** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Old floury variety for soups.
20. **Désirée** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Red-skinned, all-purpose.

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