When buying potatoes, you need to pay attention to the following things to choose the best and safest tubers.

How to choose delicious potatoes

- First, you must observe the outer skin of the potato. You should not choose any potato, even if the skin is slightly scratched. Because the scratches, although small, still affect the quality of the potato inside. In particular, dirt and bacteria can penetrate inside. Therefore, if you want delicious and safe potatoes, you should only choose intact tubers.- Choose potatoes that feel heavy, firm and intact when held. Smooth skin means good potatoes, they will be delicious to eat.

- Yellow potatoes will be sweeter and more fragrant than potatoes that are slightly white.



- You should choose tubers that are even so that they will be easier to process according to your cooking purpose.

- Most importantly, you must observe whether the potato has sprouted or not. If the potato has sprouted, you absolutely should not choose it. Because sprouted potatoes contain toxins that affect health.

Note: Sometimes the seller secretly breaks off the sprouts, so you should be careful when choosing potatoes. If you see green marks or dents on the potato skin, it may be that the potatoes have been broken off the sprouts and you should also avoid choosing these tubers.

Things to note when choosing potatoes

- Avoid choosing tubers with wrinkled skin, slightly soft when squeezed. These are tubers that have been stored for a long time and are wilted. Such tubers will not have much nutrition and will not be sweet.

- Do not choose tubers with spots or spots, worms, black eyes or rotten, watery.

- Do not buy fresh tubers with scratched skin because if you buy these tubers, if you do not eat them immediately, they will quickly rot when stored and spread to other healthy tubers.

- Do not choose tubers with many dents, although they are not diseased or damaged, they are very difficult to scrape or peel.

Note: Especially do not choose potatoes with skin that is turning green or has sprouted because sprouted potatoes are very toxic and harmful to health.