http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7188969.stm
Apparently, the dutch re-engineered carrots into the orange colour we now know, to represent their national colour. But this article seems to suggest that the purple colour is no more.
Or am I thinking of yellow? Where was I in the world?
― Mark G, Thursday, 24 January 2008 10:58 (eighteen years ago)
i've seen parsnips and turnips with purple, perhaps you are confusing it with those?
― electricsound, Thursday, 24 January 2008 11:00 (eighteen years ago)
It was sliced so I'm sure it was carrotlike.
On reflection, I may be thinking of a yellow one. But, who knows.
― Mark G, Thursday, 24 January 2008 11:05 (eighteen years ago)
parsnips are quite carrotlike
― electricsound, Thursday, 24 January 2008 11:07 (eighteen years ago)
except that i think they taste vile
BEETROOT
― Jarlrmai, Thursday, 24 January 2008 11:12 (eighteen years ago)
Blame the Dutch and their ghoulish tinkering with nature
― Tom D., Thursday, 24 January 2008 11:17 (eighteen years ago)
Purple potato may block blight
― Billy Dods, Thursday, 24 January 2008 11:19 (eighteen years ago)
The Carrot Museum (I kid you not) suggests you could have been nearly anywhere.
― aldo, Thursday, 24 January 2008 11:25 (eighteen years ago)
I've had purple carrots from Sainsbury's. I didn;t like them because they tasted like carrots and I'm not keen on carrots. I don't know what I was expecting.
― Ned Trifle II, Thursday, 24 January 2008 11:33 (eighteen years ago)
Ah, I guess I was in Florida. Or Sainsburys.
― Mark G, Thursday, 24 January 2008 11:35 (eighteen years ago)
http://images.google.com/images?q=purple+potatoes
― TOMBOT, Thursday, 24 January 2008 11:38 (eighteen years ago)
And I've had purple potatoes from Sainsbury's too. They were very nice but don't mash well.
― Ned Trifle II, Thursday, 24 January 2008 12:45 (eighteen years ago)
But here's someone else who tried...
http://www.culiblog.org/2006/08/this-years-potatoes-last-years-mushrooms/
Even with 1 part creme fraiche to 2 parts potato they still look crunchy. Which is not a good look for mash.
― Ned Trifle II, Thursday, 24 January 2008 12:51 (eighteen years ago)
Coincidentally, today Ailsa told me that 'empurple' is an actual word! As in "they empurpled their carrots".
― Madchen, Thursday, 24 January 2008 13:31 (eighteen years ago)
http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/05/16/carrots.purple/index.html
― gabbneb, Thursday, 24 January 2008 13:36 (eighteen years ago)
Cor blimey, Madchen is right. I shall be using this word at every opportunity from now on, probably to the annoyance of all around me. EMPURPLE.
― emil.y, Thursday, 24 January 2008 15:19 (eighteen years ago)
But I can tell you anyhow, I'd rather see than be one.
― Laurel, Thursday, 24 January 2008 15:22 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.bajiroo.com/food-art-amazing-carrot-carving-pictures-24-photos/cool-fish-sculptures-from-carrot-carving-food-art
― Dean of the University (Latham Green), Monday, 21 August 2017 15:21 (eight years ago)