Vegetables
Potato
An oval brown-skinned potato tuber with shallow eyes and pale starchy flesh.
- 繁體中文
- 薯仔
- English
- Potato
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Kentang (薯仔)
- Tagalog
- Patatas (薯仔)
What is it?
Potato is a food item commonly encountered in Hong Kong homes and markets.
How to identify it
Look for a firm tuber, thin tan-brown skin and scattered shallow eyes.
- An oval brown-skinned potato tuber with shallow eyes and pale starchy flesh.
- Look for a firm tuber, thin tan-brown skin and scattered shallow eyes.
- Potato has distinct eyes and pale starchy flesh; sweet potato is often tapered and differently coloured inside.
Common confusion
Potato has distinct eyes and pale starchy flesh; sweet potato is often tapered and differently coloured inside.
Common Hong Kong household uses
Use in a recipe that specifically calls for potato; this page is for identification.
Preparation or handling
Peel before cooking and cut away damaged, rotten, green or sprouted parts; discard the whole potato when in doubt.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry and dark place, avoid prolonged storage, and do not refrigerate.
Helper tip
Use the Hong Kong name and choose intact potatoes without cuts, bruises or rotten parts.
What Ma’am or Sir may say
唔該要薯仔，俾我睇清楚先。The employer wants Potato and asks for it to be checked before purchase.
Useful market phrase
唔該要薯仔，俾我睇清楚先。Does the image look correct?
Last reviewed
Sources
- Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department — Public Market Items - Gourds
- Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department — Gourds and other vegetables Cantonese pinyin
- Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department — Public Market Items Multilingual Booklet
- Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety — Pesticide Residues in Food - Frequently Asked Questions
- Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety — Safe and Fresh: Practical Tips for Storing Vegetables
- Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety — Is It Safe to Eat Sprouted Potatoes?