In Salekhard held a potato congress with tasting

In the Salekhard house-museum of Laptsuya, Susoi and Podshibakin, the first potato congress was held. Its participants collected and tasted rare black potatoes, the press service of the Shemanovsky Museum reported.

In spring, several frost-resistant varieties of plants were planted in the museum: Salekhard pink, Pitlyar, Arkhangelsk, Princess Alexandra and the rarest black potatoes. Recently, the participants harvested the crop, compared its volume, tried unusual tubers and found out why it is better to cook young potatoes in a uniform.

All day, more than 20 guests sang guitar songs, shared personal stories, watched fragments of Soviet films, learned to weave avoska, and at the end of the event took their landings for storage. The participants decided to make the potato congress an annual tradition.

In total, more than 140 tons of potatoes are planned to be collected in Yamal this season. Because of the short summer, farmers chose precocious varieties with a ripening period of 60-70 days.