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Default Purple potatoes


"dsi1" > wrote in message
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> On 9/28/2011 6:26 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 9/28/2011 4:14 PM, Cheryl wrote:
>>>> Have you seen these? They are supposed to have more antioxidants and
>>>> anti-inflammatory properties than even blueberries. I sure would love
>>>> to
>>>> try them but I haven't seen them.
>>>
>>> They are Okinawan sweet potatoes. They are popular in Hawaii and served
>>> at
>>> gatherings. Sometimes sliced and sometimes battered and fried. They are
>>> sweet and a treat to eat.

>>
>> I'm not sure those are the same thing. I don't find purple potatoes to
>> be
>> sweet.
>>
>>

>
> It's pretty easy to tell, if it's shaped like a russet, it's a Peruvian,
> if it's a really ugly root looking thing, it's an Okinawan.


The ones I have seen are either round or oval. Clearly potatoes.