Red Pontiac

The Red Pontiac (also known as Dakota Chief) is a red-skinned early main crop potato variety originally bred in the United States,[1] and is sold in the United States, Canada, Australia, Marruecos, the Philippines, Venezuela and Uruguay.

It arose as a color mutant of the original Pontiac variety in Florida[2] by a J.W.

[3] The original Pontiac itself was a hybrid of varieties "Triumph" and "Katahdin" and released in the US in 1938 and Australia in 1940.

The potatoes are deep-eyed and round with dark red skin and white waxy flesh,[5] though can be knobbly if soil moisture is uneven.

[4] It can be used in recipes for baking, boiling, mashing, roasting or in salads, and can be cooked in a microwave oven.