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Potato question--purple on skin

WateryWatery Posts: 388
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I grew potatoes by accident so I don't know what variety they are.  They originally came from a big 10 Kilo brown bag from Tesco.   The ones I grew don't look so much like the ones from the shop, which had a browner skin, more like the Russets I was used to from the US.  What's grown has a very thin pale skin but it has bright purple covering half the potato--just on the skin.    Are these safe to eat?   I had one and it tasted a bit tangy but that may have been my imagination.

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  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,905

    Hi watery. Some potatoes are naturally purple skinned so there shouldn't be any problem. If they have gone green at all it is best to cut all of that away prior to cooking.

    Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    sounds like a spud to me

    If you google potato and look at images you'll probably find one just like yours



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • WateryWatery Posts: 388

    image  Thanks for the reassurance.    I'm thinking next year I will actually choose varieties and do it intentionally.  (Watch... they'll get blight or something!)

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    the ones that come up on the compost heap are always bestimage



    In the sticks near Peterborough
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