In September, Yamagata Prefecture is famous for its imoni, a potato stew popular in Northern Japan during the autumn.

The potato stew was tasty, served in big porcelain bowls flecked with caraway seeds.

Lamb vindaloo, the pepper-kindled lamb and potato stew, rates about 6 out of 10 on the heat meter.

The tastiest was the wild potato stew; naturally the folk of the Wild Potato Clan knew best how to grow and cook this special root.

It is a chicken, corn, and potato stew with a hint of guasca (Gallant Soldiers), a local herb.

The verdict was that her lamb, pumpkin, and yellow-fleshed potato stew was delicious.

"Not taking action means accepting what I see around me," Ms. Vanina said, over a bowl of potato stew at her kitchen table.

The young ones sniffed the savory odors as he explained, "Seafood and potato stew, that's skilly.

Any day's excursions should be completed by sampling the local speciality, sorropotun, a tuna and potato stew that the fishermen used to take with them on long trips.

Lobby is a traditional beef and potato stew or broth from Leigh, Greater Manchester.