Yes, there is a difference in taste. I can't tell you what causes it, possibly the skin preventing the water from properly penetrating the potatoes. But when I eat a peeled boiled potato, I can always tell if it has been boiled skin on or off.

My personal preference is very much for skin off. Skin on potatoes have their own specific taste, which is slightly bitter and has a slight physical reaction on the tongue - not exactly hot, not exactly astringent, but somewhat reminiscent of both.

This is a taste I get when eating the potatoes as they are. Mashed, or swimming in some dip, the difference is too slight to notice.

Yes, there is a difference in taste. I can't tell you what causes it, possibly the skin preventing the water from properly penetrating the potatoes. But when I eat a peeled boiled potato, I can always tell if it has been boiled skin on or off.

My personal preference is very much for boiled-skin-off. Boiled-skin-on potatoes have their own specific taste even after peeling, which is slightly bitter and has a slight physical reaction on the tongue - not exactly hot, not exactly astringent, but somewhat reminiscent of both.

This is a taste I get when eating the potatoes as they are. Mashed, or swimming in some dip, the difference is too slight to notice.