Friday the 6th of October was Bord Bia's National Potato Day and a chance to celebrate the taste, versatility and nutritional benefits of potatoes. The campaign highlighted that potatoes have never been so convenient to make with a surge of inventive, easy to prepare and on-trend air fryer recipes that fit into every life stage and lifestyle. It also affirmed that potatoes remain one of the best value for money ingredients available and a must-have item in shopping carts.
This year, Bord Bia worked with the King and Queen of Air-fryer recipes in Ireland - Gina and Karol Daly - to get the nation excited about mealtimes with potatoes and to share some tasty, fun and easy air-fryer recipes. Gina and Karol took to the streets to find out what Irish people think and it was clear that potatoes remain the nation's favourite vegetable!
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Lorcan Bourke – Bord Bia’s Sector Manager for Fresh Produce and Potatoes said, “Potatoes are Irelands most preferred and number one vegetable.This year’s National Potato Day campaign seeks to help home cooks to appreciate how potatoes fit in with modern convenient cooking equipment such as air fryers and slow cookers to deliver great taste. The popularity of air fryers in recent years is making cooking potatoes even quicker and so we are discovering new, fun ways to prepare potatoes that we wish to share with the public”.
With cost-of-living pressures facing many households, potatoes remain one of the best value-for-money ingredients which also pack a nutritional punch. Potatoes are naturally fat and gluten-free and are a good source of dietary fibre, Vitamins and important minerals like potassium.”
Potato Recipe Inspiration
Whether it is movie night, date night or having friends and family over to watch the rugby, why not elevate your snack repetoire with some of Bord Bia’s tasty and nutritious potato bites and sharing plates such as these fun Tornado Twister Potatoes , tasty Garlic Potato Farls, a sharing Potato Dip Board or flavoursome Taco Style Potatoes.
For more tasty potato recipes, check out www.potato.ie.