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Yes, in fact I strive to eat foods with more vibrant colors. Scientists and physicians really don't know the true value of phytonutrients yet. I'm actually perplexed that someone could be turn off by a purple potato. Are they also turned off by yams, which are also similar to a potato?
Yes, in fact I strive to eat foods with more vibrant colors. Scientists and physicians really don't know the true value of phytonutrients yet. I'm actually perplexed that someone could be turn off by a purple potato. Are they also turned off by yams, which are also similar to a potato?
Those are purple sweet potatoes, not yams, and they are my favorites.
I get them at the farmers markets here, and a lot of people grow them in their gardens, because they are super easy to grow. One neighbor grows them in a barrel full of compost. Last Christmas I was given some pastries, like turnovers, filled with mashed purple sweet potatoes. A Filipino treat, I think. They were very tasty.
You'll likely never see a real yam in the US, unless you patronize a store that caters to Carribean or African customers. Yams are starchy, not sweet, and they often have black skins, and can be 3 feet long. What get called yams in the US at Thanksgiving are simply a misnamed variety of sweet potato.
But purple sweet potatoes are actually very tasty... and not a gimmick at all, just the way they naturally grow.
As long as we're purpling, did you know the original color of carrots was purple? The Dutch bred them to be orange. And the purple carrots you occasionally see in the stores cook up orange, in case you did not know.
Have you ever had purple potatoes? I have tried purple potato pancakes, purple potato chips and cold purple potato fries. I thought that they were all good.
I just got a small sack of mixed colored potatoes, yes, purple ones were there as well as a few other colors. I have had the purple ones before as well. I really don't see any difference, it is just a trendy thing, as far as I am concerned and they are usually overpriced: still, like a fool I buy them.
You'll likely never see a real yam in the US, unless you patronize a store that caters to Carribean or African customers. Yams are starchy, not sweet, and they often have black skins, and can be 3 feet long. What get called yams in the US at Thanksgiving are simply a misnamed variety of sweet potato.
But purple sweet potatoes are actually very tasty... and not a gimmick at all, just the way they naturally grow.
As long as we're purpling, did you know the original color of carrots was purple? The Dutch bred them to be orange. And the purple carrots you occasionally see in the stores cook up orange, in case you did not know.
I grew purple carrots a few years ago, first time I ever had done so. I was disappointed that they turned orange when cooked! They didn't taste any different to me either.
I like purple potatoes; sweeter, less starchy than white and good for roasting.
On the flip side, for people who don't like the strong earthy taste of standard beets, try golden beets. A much more delicate flavor.
Yes, in fact I strive to eat foods with more vibrant colors. Scientists and physicians really don't know the true value of phytonutrients yet. I'm actually perplexed that someone could be turn off by a purple potato. Are they also turned off by yams, which are also similar to a potato?
Aversion to food that looks or smells wrong is deeply ingrained in us. Food is not typically crayon purple. I did a science experiment in sixth grade where I conducted taste tests with blue peanut butter, bright green applesauce, and dark red yogurt. Every test subject either refused to try them or said they tasted bad, when the only difference was a little food coloring.
Not sure about the aversion to food that looks wrong. I grewup eating veggies of all sorts and colors.
Smells bad? yes don't get me started on the dogpuke durian least I get more time off.
I did too, we ate everything that was edible I think. Purple potatoes don't bother me, I am just not sure of the value; same with purple carrots, we had them, like you, a few years ago. They were at our farmers market.
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