Darina Allen: Potatoes with Smetana and Dill

I’M ABSOLUTELY thrilled to read about big plans to give the humble spud a makeover, a €1m boost to be precise. 

This is big — a collaboration between Bord Bia, the Department of Agriculture, Ireland’s potato industry, the British Potato Council and the EU.

Everyone concerned has become increasingly dismayed by the 25% drop in potato consumption in the past decade.