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Whether mashed, baked or roasted, people often consider potatoes as comfort food. It is an important food staple and the number one vegetable crop in the world. Potatoes are available year-round as they are harvested somewhere every month of the year.
Known for their rich, buttery taste, yellow skin and flesh, the popular Russian Banana fingerling potato is typically measures about two and one-half inches long and one inch in diameter, but also harvested when it is four to five inches long.
The russet has an elliptical shape with a rough brown skin and numerous eyes. It is a highly versatile, starchy potato whose white flesh is somewhat dry and mealy after cooking.