Top 10 British Vegetables

Maris Piper are popular English potatoes that have been grown in the country since the 1960s. Underneath the potatoes' golden skin, the texture is fluffy and the flesh is creamy white. These medium-sized oval potatoes are so versatile that they can be used to make roasted potatoes, mashed potatoes, chips, and wedges. Maris Piper is often used for chips in the popular fish and chips because the potatoes are crunchy on the outside while remaining floury and creamy on the inside once baked. This potato variety has also been recommended by the famous chef Heston Blumenthal for triple cooked chips.Expand

Yorkshire forced rhubarb is uniquely grown without light in sheds so that photoysnthesis does not occur and thicken the fibres, resulting in an unwanted acidic flavor. Due to the absence of light, its skin is gossamer on the outside, while the flesh is white. Used in cooking, rhubarb is very tender with a delicate, tangy flavor. Quality control is so great that the growers harvest the rhubarb by candlelight. It is quite versatile, so it can be cooked, roasted, baked or boiled, used in puddings and jellies, and goes well with oily fish, fatty meats and exotic fruits in a chutney.Expand

King Edward is a British potato variety that has been grown in the UK since 1902. They have creamy-colored skin that's dotted with light red spots. The flesh is light cream in color, while the texture is fluffy once they've been cooked. It's recommended to roast the potatoes or transform them into oven-baked chips. These potatoes are often used for fish and chips. Interestingly, the celebrated English cook and television presenter Delia Smith claims that King Edward is the best variety for making gnocchi.Expand

Watercress is a leafy vegetable with deep green leaves and crisp stems that is incredibly versatile in cooking, filled with vitamins and minerals. Due to its high mustard oil content, watercress has a strong, slightly bitter, peppery, hot taste. Although it is very low in calories, watercress is a very micronutrient rich food. Interestingly, only a cup of this salad contains 100% recommended daily intake of vitamin K. It is also abundant in vitamins A and C. Watercress is frequently used in a wide variety of salads, sandwiches, soups and sauces, or it can even be mixed with pasta or stir-fried.Expand

These unique early kidney potatoes are grown on the island of Jersey, yellow skinned with a creamy-white interior, oval in shape and with a tough skin texture. The visual appearance and flavor of Jerseys is deemed impossible to imitate, because of Jersey's rich and well-drained soil and favorable warm climate. Their taste is distinctively sweet, slightly nutty and summery. It should be noted that Jerseys shouldn't be peeled because the real flavor is in the skin, as well as high doses of vitamin C. Jerseys are great in salads or paired with chicken, fish or used in casserolles.Expand

Fenland celery is a vegatable belonging to the Apium graveolens species, using traditional methods of growing and harvesting by hand in the area of Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk. It is white to green in color, with a brittle, crisp, crunchy and tender structure. Its unique flavor is rich, nutty and sweet / salty / bitter in equal parts, with mild aniseed overtones. Because of the special growing technique, more of the root is allowed to be kept which is a specially flavorsome part of the celery. Fenland celery is available only from October to December and goes well in salads, soups, with tuna steak, or used in refreshing beverages.Expand

These potatoes belong to the Solanum tuberosum species, and are planted, grown and harvested by hand in the area of Pembrokeshire, West Wales. It is a small, round or oval potato with delicate skin and a strong fresh, earthy and nutty flavor. Its body is white to light yellow in color and its texture is creamy. It has such a unique taste because of the favorable climate and specific Pembrokeshire soil which allows for the potatoes to be grown and harvested in a short period of time. It goes well with salmon, garlic, rosemary, or used in potato salads.Expand

Ayrshire new potatoes or Ayrshire earlies are Scottish potatoes originating from the county of Ayrshire. These immature potatoes of the Solanum tuberosum species of the Solanaceae family include the main varieties such as Epicure, Casablanca, Isle of Jura, and Maris Peer. The potatoes have a relatively low dry matter of up to 20%, but the dry matter depends on the season, maturity, and variety of the potatoes. Ayrshire earlies are small in size, round or oval in shape, and with a soft skin. The aromas and flavors are strong, earthy, and nutty. The texture is firm and creamy due to their low starch content (10-15%), which makes them suitable for boiling and various salads. The potatoes are harvested from May until the end of July.Expand

Vale of Evesham asparagus is a green asparagus with purple tips grown exclusively around the area of the Vale of Evesham in the United Kingdom. Produced only between the months of April and July, it has a typical shape of a long, thin spear, with the maximum harvesting length of 22 cm. Raw asparaguses are brittle and crunchy, with a flavor similar to peas, but once cooked, they develop their full flavor, with hints of nutty artichokes, faint grass, and fresh peas.Expand

These immature, early potatoes must be planted, grown and harvested in the area of Comber. They are small, round or oval, and their skin is smooth, soft and delicate. On the interior they have white cream colored body and their flavor is distinctively sweet, nutty and earthy. The soil on which Comber earlies are grown consists of light, free draining sandstone and gravel soil, allowing it to dry quick and heat faster than other Northern Ireland soil. Their skin is highly nutritious and shouldn't be peeled.Expand