Comments on: Trend Food: Purple Potatoes

By: Zac

Zac — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:24:10 +0000

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 (BlÃ¥ 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.

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:01:37 +0000

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.

By: v.dog

v.dog — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 05:47:14 +0000

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

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:07:02 +0000

I don't eat purple potatoes or yellow snow

By: Denita TwoDragons

Denita TwoDragons — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:29:36 +0000

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

By: quinnn

quinnn — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:44:42 +0000

dangit, now I'm hungry.

Thanks for the link Akiro!

By: Starstonight

Starstonight — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:17:39 +0000

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

By: Denita TwoDragons

Denita TwoDragons — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:10:11 +0000

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

By: Tamora

Tamora — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:56:13 +0000

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

By: Akiro

Akiro — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:32:29 +0000

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.

By: Bartleby

Bartleby — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:32:18 +0000

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.

By: rtfm

rtfm — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:58:18 +0000

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 )

By: Erik

Erik — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:43:42 +0000

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