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What happened to Cyprus potatoes and Spanish Onions?

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blueberry1 Wed 22-May-24 14:46:36

Just wondering why these have disappeared. I remember the Cyprus potatoes made lovely home made chips and when they came into season Fish and Chip shops would have notices in the windows saying "New Cyprus potatoes" and put the prices up!
Spanish onions were large and always reliable for a slightly milder flavour. Now we have "brown, red and white" in supermarkets.

Where have they gone?

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Sago Wed 22-May-24 14:56:39

Webbs lettuce, the only lettuce with flavour, I’ve not seen one in years.

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GrannyGravy13 Wed 22-May-24 14:59:08

I get Cyprus potatoes from local farm shop and sometimes Sainsbury’s or Waitrose stock them.

Spanish onions are stocked in our local independent grocers.

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Georgesgran Wed 22-May-24 15:02:19

I got loose Majorcan potatoes in Tesco - no idea what’s different about them yet.

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MissAdventure Wed 22-May-24 15:20:43

I've not had Spanish onion for ages!
I love it in a cheese sandwich!!

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Jaxjacky Wed 22-May-24 15:39:14

Our farm shop said the early Cypriot potatoes they were stocking have come to the end of their season when I asked them last week.

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Farmor15 Wed 22-May-24 15:49:47

I bought some Cyprus potatoes in local Aldi yesterday. As I'm in Ireland, I wouldn't normally buy imported potatoes but the weather has been so bad that the early ones didn't get planted so I know there will be shortages!

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ordinarygirl Wed 22-May-24 15:52:37

there were Cyprus potatoes in the market in Salisbury yesterday

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Redhead56 Wed 22-May-24 19:51:46

Cyprus potatoes are in the farm shop here they are lovely. Jersey royal don't taste anything like they did years ago. Webbs lettuce I remember them well yes they were flavoursome.

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