WOKSI – Potato strings.

In today’s fast-changing food market, the winners are products that combine ease of use, consistently high quality, convenience, and versatility. That’s exactly what WOKSI is: an innovative potato-based format in the form of pasteurised potato strings that look like pasta. Its culinary use is exceptionally broad because WOKSI brings together the best of potatoes and pasta. You can use it as a base for ready meals, for soups, salads, coleslaws, casseroles, pizza, frying, or boiling. WOKSI works beautifully across cuisines — from Italian classics to exotic Far Eastern-inspired dishes.

Product inspiration

WOKSI was inspired by fusion cuisine — specifically, the combination of the Chinese dish tudousi (stir-fried shredded potatoes) with the aesthetics and “sunny” colour of Italian pasta. The result is a product that works equally well in world cuisines and comfort food dishes.

How is WOKSI made?

The WOKSI production process was designed to achieve the key quality parameters: taste, uniform colour, and the desired texture.

1) Variety and raw material selection

WOKSI is made from a selected variety of yellow potatoes, chosen after testing multiple options for taste, colour, and structure. Additionally, potatoes of the right size (calibre) are used to ensure a consistent string length.

2) Modern production line

The product is manufactured on a modern processing line, adapted to the requirements of the raw material. Potatoes are washed, peeled, cut into strings, and packed. At the end, they undergo pasteurisation, which stabilises the product and makes it ready to eat straight after opening the pack.

3) Pasteurisation and process control

A critical step is pasteurisation carried out under strictly controlled parameters, ensuring batch-to-batch consistency: stable taste, appearance, and performance in use.

What is WOKSI?

WOKSI is peeled, pasteurised potato strings that can function as “potato pasta” in culinary applications. The product is vacuum-packed and pasteurised, which enables extended storage and stable performance in the kitchen. The production technology and the selection of premium potato varieties make the product highly consistent, delivering the same excellent quality every time. WOKSI strings are 5–6 cm long and approximately 4 mm in diameter, which means they not only taste great, but also look impressive on the plate in any serving format.

Benefits for chefs and foodservice

In professional kitchens, the key priorities are speed, consistency, operational costs, and reducing raw material waste. WOKSI supports all of these goals. First of all, it is ready to eat or ready to use immediately after opening, which saves a significant amount of time and labour. There is no need to peel, wash, cut, or cook potatoes in-house.

MK Agro’s advanced processing technology ensures full consistency in every batch and every pack, so chefs can be confident they will always receive a product with the same length, colour, and taste, backed by a reliable shelf life.

Thanks to pre-treatment during pasteurisation, WOKSI enables very fast service of dishes prepared with it.

When purchasing a 1 kg pack of WOKSI, a kitchen receives 1 kg of usable product, meaning losses are reduced almost to zero.

Another advantage of WOKSI is its exceptional versatility. It works perfectly as a base for main dishes, soups, casseroles, pizza, salads, coleslaws, wok dishes, frying, baking, and even street food concepts.

Benefits for retail chains

For retail, WOKSI is an attractive combination of a new product concept, shelf differentiation, and consumer convenience.

“Potato pasta” is a product that’s hard to ignore. As a new item on the shelf, it has strong growth potential in the category of convenient, ready-to-use potato products.

Its speed, ease of use, and versatility make it almost ideal for a wide range of consumers — from experienced home cooks, through occasional cooks, to beginners such as students and single-person households.

WOKSI’s potential is also supported by its eye-catching appearance and high quality: the first draws attention at the shelf, and the second ensures customers come back for more.

Culinary applications of WOKSI

WOKSI works as a universal base and a great carrier of flavour, creating wide opportunities both in menus and home cooking.

Most common applications include:

Pasta-style dishes: ragù, pesto, tomato sauce, “pasta-style” variations
Wok/stir-fry: Pad Thai, tudousi, Asian, and fusion dishes
Salads (cold and warm), coleslaws
Main dishes: as a side or base for fish, meat, and vegetables
Casseroles and baked dishes
Potato pancakes / Hungarian-style potato pancake
Curry, bowls
Soups (as a component/addition)
Wraps, burritos, grab&go
Appetisers and snack formats (different levels of crispiness depending on preparation method)
Fillings and stuffings (e.g., pierogi)
Fusion concepts: sushi/onigiri (as a standout element)

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Fast preparation

WOKSI was designed for kitchens where time and a predictable result matter. It works both as a “quick meal” ingredient and as a menu component in foodservice.

Product parameters

Packaging: vacuum packed, pasteurised product
Net weight: 1 kg
Storage: 0–7°C
Shelf life: 30 days
After opening: recommended use within 48 hours (refrigerated)

Summary:

WOKSI is a product that allows you to build an offer based on three pillars:

An innovative format (“pasta-style” potato strings),
Consistent quality thanks to raw material and process control,
Versatile usage — from world cuisines to classic European dishes.

If you would like to receive sales materials, specifications, application ideas, or arrange product trials, please contact the MK Agro sales team: https://mkagro.com/kontakt/