Swimming in the Potato of Luxury...

Don't call them spuds: luxury £400 potatoes arrive in British supermarket - Home News, UK - The Independent: "A little-known potato variety known as the 'caviar of the potato world' will make its British debut this week.

La Bonnotte, a type normally grown only on a small island off the French coast, can sell for up to £400 a kilogram. But Tesco has sourced a new supply grown on Jersey, and will be selling them from tomorrow for just £2.65 a kilogram. La Bonnotte commands its high price because of its rarity and the way in which it is picked. Usually only around 20 tonnes are grown each year and they are handpicked because they are too fragile to be harvested by machine.

Andy Blackett, Tesco's senior potato buyer, said: 'La Bonnotte are the caviar of the potato world and kilo for kilo are among the planet's most expensive foods along with white truffles, saffron, macadamia nuts and Beluga caviar. 'The French normally snap most of them up as soon as they become available and occasionally they are offered to top restaurants over here, but to get such a large quantity is a real coup.'"