Kitaakari
Japanese yellow-fleshed home-cooking variety. Distinctive sweet flavour, popular for Japanese curry.
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About this variety
Japanese yellow-fleshed home-cooking variety. Distinctive sweet flavour, popular for Japanese curry.
Kitaakari is classified as a east asia & pacific variety, primarily used for boiling / salad, mashing. For agronomic specs, breeder details, and trial data not yet captured here, refer to the source registries linked at the bottom of this page.
Frequently asked questions about Kitaakari
What is Kitaakari potato?+
Kitaakari is a east asia & pacific potato variety originating from Japan. Japanese yellow-fleshed home-cooking variety. Distinctive sweet flavour, popular for Japanese curry.
What is Kitaakari potato best used for?+
Kitaakari is best suited to boiling / salad, mashing. Japanese yellow-fleshed home-cooking variety. Distinctive sweet flavour, popular for Japanese curry.
Where is Kitaakari grown?+
Kitaakari is most commonly grown in East Asia & Pacific, with original release from Japan. Cross-reference our country profiles for production data.
Variety profiles aggregate data from CIP Lima genebank, ICAR-CPRI variety catalogue, EU Common Catalogue, USDA PVPO, AHDB Potato Variety Database, NIAB, NAK Netherlands, the Potato Pedigree Database, national breeding programmes (CAAS, EARO, BARI, INTA, EMBRAPA, INIFAP, IHAR-PIB, VNIIKKH), and peer-reviewed literature in Potato Research and the American Journal of Potato Research.
Updated May 2026 · Reviewed by Potatopedia editorial team.