new potatoes
Refers to early-harvested, small, tender potatoes with thin skin, typically available in spring and early summer.
When spring comes, new potatoes start appearing at the greengrocer's.
新じゃがは皮ごと煮るとおいしい。
New potatoes are delicious when boiled with the skin on.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
Katakana variant, often seen in markets or casual writing.
Compound of 新 (しん, 'new') and じゃが, a clipping of じゃがいも (potato).