Posted: 5/13/2011 12:03:37 PM EDT
It doesn't matter how many times I see or eat purple potatoes or yams. I still think its strange and wonderful.     Before you say BS or claim these had food color added. Potatoes come in all kinds of crazy colors, which usually results in different flavors. These just so happen to be purple.  |
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Quoted: Does the color change with pH - i.e. if you add acid does it turn red? I've never tried it or seen it done. I wouldn't be surprised if it changed as the color that anthocyanin takes is based on the Ph level. You know blood oranges? Those horrible vile little fruits are full of acid and as a result the anthocyanin in them makes em red.(If I'm wrong someone correct me ) |
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Quoted: but how do they taste? The best tasting potatoes and yams/sweet potatoes I've ever had were purple. A normal Purple potato can have a kind of nutty almost russet thing going on. While a Purple yam/sweet potato can have this sort of sweet smooth flavor going on and believe it or not make tasty jams, cakes, ice creams, and fillings for sweet rolls.       |
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We have a very large section of our garden dedicated to potatoes. Red, Purple, white, gold. All do very well with little effort. Same here, but Yukon Golds don't do very well, dammit. I love golden fries with the dipping sauce a buddy of mine brings back from Salt Lake City. I wish they would open a Debbie's here. 
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Most people do not know that there are over 5,000 varieties of potatoes, and they originated in iirc Peru. There is a drive to get more varieties into the market, to increase ginetic diversity and avoid one disease wiping out all of the world's potato plants.
Oh, and kick ass pics...worthy of saving them! |
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Quoted: Most people do not know that there are over 5,000 varieties of potatoes, and they originated in iirc Peru. There is a drive to get more varieties into the market, to increase ginetic diversity and avoid one disease wiping out all of the world's potato plants. Oh, and kick ass pics...worthy of saving them! I'm always blown away by all the different varieties of vegetables and fruits out there. Maybe its just the freaky factor, but I'm always fascinated and drawn to purple and blue fruits and veggies.   |