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Gary wrote:

> Sqwertz wrote:
> >
> > I got a couple purple ones. They were $1.99/lb (eeek), but I had a
> > $2 off of $2+ worth, so I paid about $.40 for two big ones.
> >
> > I'm guessing they don't taste like chicken, but rather just like the
> > standard orange ones. Am I right?

>
> That I don't know. Never had purple ones. I don't even remember
> ever seeing them. Isn't that a Hawaii common variety?


Common in Japan but other than they grow them, might actually come from
another country originally.