There was an exhibit on the origin of the potato at the (Canadian) National Museum of Science and Technology on this a few years ago.
Wasn't that fascinating? I've forgotten a lot of the facts now, but I remember that many of them were surprising.
I love different varieties of potatoes. Too bad the really exotic stuff is expensive.
I'll let you know if the different-coloured carrots taste different. I assume the food value is about the same? My first thought was that carotene is orange, and yellow (or purple) carrots must have a different carotene level, but that isn't necessarily true.
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Date: 2008-10-20 01:52 am (UTC)Wasn't that fascinating? I've forgotten a lot of the facts now, but I remember that many of them were surprising.
I love different varieties of potatoes. Too bad the really exotic stuff is expensive.
I'll let you know if the different-coloured carrots taste different. I assume the food value is about the same? My first thought was that carotene is orange, and yellow (or purple) carrots must have a different carotene level, but that isn't necessarily true.