Trend Food: Purple Potatoes

1. Erik
   February 13th, 2007 at 1:43 pm

   I'm predicting it right now. Homer: "Mmmm...purple radioactive space potatos." ::Droool::

2. rtfm
   February 13th, 2007 at 1:58 pm

   man ive been buying purple potatoes at the local loblaws ( canada ) for years. they taste exactly the same as regular potatoes but since they seem a little softer they make for great baked french fries.

   my own recipie
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   cut up some of the pruple potatoes or yams
   drizzle them in a bit extra virigin olive oil ( enough to give them a very thin coating )
   add a bit of salt / pepper
   add a bit of oregano
   throw on a baking sheet
   put oven at 375C and let them cook until nice and soft or crispy ( usually between 20-30 minutes )

3. Bartleby
   February 13th, 2007 at 2:32 pm

   At my brother's wedding reception they had mashed potato cocktails (think shrimp cocktails) with either white or purple potatoes. The one person that I found who was brave enough to try both said they tasted basically the same however.

4. Akiro
   February 13th, 2007 at 2:32 pm

   Ummm, last I heard purple potatoes arn't the result of some space experiment. They occure naturally i.e. without radiation...

   http://www.deliciousorganics.com/recipes/potatoes.htm

   They were actually on the Discovery Channel series Dirty Jobs, when Mike Rowe worked on a potatoe farm.

5. Tamora
   February 13th, 2007 at 2:56 pm

   Yeah we've got purple potatoes and kumara (sweet pototo) in New Zealand, still a bit of a novelty, but def not from outter space.

   http://subs.nzherald.co.nz/location/story.cfm?l_id=139&ObjectID=103765 55

6. Denita TwoDragons
   February 13th, 2007 at 4:10 pm

   YUM! I love purple spuds! They're a little creamier than standard spuds, and they mash quite nicely. I've even made them up as a classic potato salad--very eye-catching at a big picnic!

   --TwoDragons

7. Starstonight
   February 13th, 2007 at 5:17 pm

   I was going to jump in and talk about Mike Rowe and Dirty Jobs, but ya beat me too it.

8. quinnn
   February 13th, 2007 at 5:44 pm

   dangit, now I'm hungry.

   Thanks for the link Akiro!

9. Denita TwoDragons
   February 13th, 2007 at 7:29 pm

   BTW--Speaking of "eyes", someone in China is pulling the (purple?) wool over the collective peepers of the populace. The "mutated space potato" claim is complete bunk. I've been eating these for almost ten years, they're a common sight at the Central Market in Austin!

   --TwoDragons

10. Jimbo
    February 13th, 2007 at 9:07 pm

    I don't eat purple potatoes or yellow snow

11. v.dog
    February 14th, 2007 at 12:47 am

    That'd go nicely fried with a three-eyed fish.

12. Jane
    February 14th, 2007 at 1:01 am

    I think there must be different kinds of purple potatoes as well. I just had my first purple skinned sweet potatoes. They looked like normally coloured potatoes on the inside, tasted like creamy yams, and had a thick purple skin. Really Yummy.

13. Zac
    February 14th, 2007 at 11:24 am

    If I'm not mistaken, those purple potatoes are not in fact the result of any radiation experiment or space travel. They are called Blue Kongo (Blå Kongo) and are sold in many grocery stores where I live (Sweden). They have been grown in this country since sometime in the thirties. They make a very interesting mash, or a cool potato sallad with some yellow or white ones.

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