The potato that Yunnan people call is potato.

Potato is Huize’s main food crop and an important economic crop. Huize potato, which the locals call local potatoes "big potato", is an excellent variety traditionally grown locally. After years of selection and promotion by the agricultural department, it has gradually formed a representative local potato variety. Huize has a long history of cultivating potatoes. As early as the Qing Dynasty, farmers began to cultivate potatoes in scattered areas. During the Republic of China, large-scale cultivation began, with a cultivation history of more than 300 years.

In the 1990s, Huize Dayao, like other places, was a little-known "nobody". In addition to eating, people raised pigs. Since 2001, Huize County has issued policy documents such as potato industry management methods, implementation plans, development decisions, and development outlines. While strengthening the independent breeding of new varieties, it also strengthened exchanges and cooperation with provincial and municipal agricultural research institutions and successfully selected and bred excellent new potato varieties.

In 2006, Huize County based on Huize's regional characteristics, successively registered potato brand trademarks with local characteristics. In 2009, Huize County became the largest seed potato base county in southern China. The potato breeding center has the capacity to produce 1 million virus-free tissue culture seedlings and 3 million original seeds annually. In the main potato producing areas of Daqiao and Huohong Other towns and villages have established 150,000 acres of standardized virus-free seed production bases, which can produce 300,000 tons of virus-free seed potatoes every year. The high-quality seed potatoes produced are sold to domestic and foreign regions.

Characteristics of Huize potato:

The appearance of Huize potato is very unique. Its tuber is oblong in shape, with a light yellow or yellowish-brown skin with some light spots on it. Purple or off-white markings. These markings make Huize potato particularly special among many potato varieties. The taste of Huize potato is very unique. It has the characteristics of fine texture, smooth taste, sweet and delicious taste. Whether fried, boiled, baked or mashed, it will exude an enticing aroma that will make your mouth water.

Huize potato also has the advantages of high yield, storage resistance and strong adaptability. Its output is high and can meet the production and living needs of local people. At the same time, it also has good storage resistance and can be stored for a long time without deterioration. In addition, it is highly adaptable and can grow in different climate and soil conditions, providing local farmers with good planting options.

For the above content, refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Huize Potato