While looking through the many different flyers that I received at my home this week, something caught my eye in the Superstore flyer...this:
It's exactly what it looks like - red (and I mean, red!) and blue potatoes!!
According to Wikipedia, these blue Adirondack potatoes and their companion red Adirondack potatoes, are hybrid potatoes that were bred at Cornell University in 2004. They claim to have high levels of anti-oxidants and to have a light and fluffy texture when cooked. The blue and red colors, respectively, come from polyphenols, which can also be found in berries and other brightly, colored plants. (Translation: genetically modified potatoes).
Now I don't know about you, but I'm a little torn on this. On the one hand, I suppose blueish-purple potatoes are kinda cool; however, I hardly think that they will be replacing your traditional white mashed potatoes at the dinner table anytime soon. (Can you imagine what they would look like covered in brown gravy? Ew!) On the other hand, I think that the blue potatoes in particular just look...well, rotten, somehow. Although, I did buy those Blue Corn Tostitos when they came out...
And does anyone remember that colored ketchup craze?
Perhaps this is a new food fad. Or perhaps it's another marketing ploy to get unhealthy children to eat healthier. Who knows? All I know is that I'm sure that some "posh" restaurant near you will start offering blue french fries alongside their regular and sweet potato ones. And when that time comes, let me know how it tastes. Because frankly, I think eating a blue french fry would shatter my perfect, potassium-filled world!
According to Wikipedia, these blue Adirondack potatoes and their companion red Adirondack potatoes, are hybrid potatoes that were bred at Cornell University in 2004. They claim to have high levels of anti-oxidants and to have a light and fluffy texture when cooked. The blue and red colors, respectively, come from polyphenols, which can also be found in berries and other brightly, colored plants. (Translation: genetically modified potatoes).
Now I don't know about you, but I'm a little torn on this. On the one hand, I suppose blueish-purple potatoes are kinda cool; however, I hardly think that they will be replacing your traditional white mashed potatoes at the dinner table anytime soon. (Can you imagine what they would look like covered in brown gravy? Ew!) On the other hand, I think that the blue potatoes in particular just look...well, rotten, somehow. Although, I did buy those Blue Corn Tostitos when they came out...
And does anyone remember that colored ketchup craze?
Perhaps this is a new food fad. Or perhaps it's another marketing ploy to get unhealthy children to eat healthier. Who knows? All I know is that I'm sure that some "posh" restaurant near you will start offering blue french fries alongside their regular and sweet potato ones. And when that time comes, let me know how it tastes. Because frankly, I think eating a blue french fry would shatter my perfect, potassium-filled world!
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