Comments on: Papas Criollas (Tiny Yellow Potatoes)

By: Jan Mostert

Jan Mostert — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:24:35 +0000

Hi Andrea,

During my visit in Colombia we have had a starter in a Colombian traditional restaurant with papas Criolla (fried), some herbs and small pieces of a tasty sausage. I am looking for the recipe of this!
Can you help me with the recipe?
The taste is by the way great!

Jan

By: Andrea

Andrea — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 01:51:21 +0000

Hi Jan. Are you referring to salchipapas? It’s street food, basically french fries with sausage or hot dogs, though you’ll find many variations in South America.

By: Jan Mostert

Jan Mostert — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:35:02 +0000

Hi there,

Have been at the end of August for the first time in Colombia. Tasted the criolla potatoes and they are outrageous!! As I work for an innovative European importer of exotic fruits and vegetables we will start import criolla potatoes for the EU market. Can anybody give me the recipe for the Colombian hot starter criolla potatoes with small pieces of sausage (sorry I fogot the Colombian name for it!)
Thanks in advance for anyone who can help me!

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:55:35 +0000

I was sitting here copying my Tio’s old ajiaco recipe and decided to look up the yellow flesh potatoes when I came across this page. I really enjoyed reading it. It brought back many wonderful memories of travelling to Bogota when I was little and going to the local groceries with my grandmother.

Luckily, I live in NY and many of the Colombian bakeries that have been cropping up carry these potatoes in cans.

By: Bogota Latin Bistro, Park Slope « YUMMY Brooklyn

Bogota Latin Bistro, Park Slope « YUMMY Brooklyn — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 04:45:41 +0000

[...] in on foursquare. Lo and behold, there was a foursquare special at Bogota – free Colombian Papas Criollas (little yellow potatoes) with your first checkin. I showed my phone to our waiter and asked if [...]

By: jack

jack — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:51:08 +0000

I have found a cultivar which related to Solanum phureja. I have no idea whether or not this is an accurate adaption of papas criollas.
http://www.thompson-morgan.com/potatoes1/product/zww5149/1.html

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:55:55 +0000

Hi Jack. I don’t have a source for the seed potatoes yet, but I’m trying to find the source for the TJs potatoes in the hope that they might sell some seed potatoes.

By: jack

jack — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:30:04 +0000

Do you have source for Papas Criollas seed potatoes?

By: Ivan

Ivan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:05:45 +0000

Andrea,

Good news!

In September, Andres Carne de Res opened a second restaurant, IN BOGOTA!!! It’s about 5 stories tall, and filled with the same wacky hangings., and has same wacky entertainers. Prices are also high- it’s worth it for the experience. You don’t need to drive an hour to Chia anymore, and pay for parking in that big dirt field, either.

Let me know how the Ajiaco soup tastes with these Trader’s potatoes. I can get frozen papas criollas at a local Hispanic market. I’ve had Ajiaco in Bogota, but nover cooked Ajiaco at home, as can’t find fresh guascas herb. I hear it grows wild in some spots in the US-no one here knows where!

Ivan

By: Sid Khullar

Sid Khullar — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:09:39 +0000

Yup – love these – roasted or fried with a little bit of butter and garlic.