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'Vitelotte', also called Vitelotte noire, Négresse [1]: 150 or Truffe de Chine, [2] is a gourmet French variety of blue-violet potato. [3] It has been cultivated in France at least since the early nineteenth century.
The potato, first discovered among the Incas in present-day Peru by the Spanish conquistadors around 1537, probably arrived in France towards the end of the 16th century. . The first mention of its cultivation in France comes from the agronomist Olivier de Serres in his Théâtre d'Agriculture et mesnage des champs, which describes its cultivation and gives it as originating in Switzerland
This is a list of potato varieties or cultivars.Potato cultivars can have a range of colours due to the accumulation of anthocyanins in the tubers.These potatoes also have coloured skin, but many varieties with pink or red skin have white or yellow flesh, as do the vast majority of cultivated potatoes.
Film noir is not a clearly defined genre (see here for details on the characteristics). Therefore, the composition of this list may be controversial. To minimize dispute the films included here should preferably feature a footnote linking to a reliable, published source which states that the mentioned film is considered to be a film noir by an expert in this field, e.g.
The Black Krim (Solanum lycopersicum) [1] (also known as Black Crimea and Noire de Crimée) is an heirloom tomato originating from Crimea. [2] The plant is open-pollinated , indeterminate , bearing 8 ounce flattened globe fruits with a diameter around 8-12 centimeters.
Kerr's Pink is a potato cultivar in wide production in Ireland and the United Kingdom and many other countries. Although often quoted as an "Irish potato" (where it was introduced in 1917), the cultivar was actually created by J. Henry of Cornhill, Scotland, in 1907.
Têtes Noires was a rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, [1] best known for their "casually mocking" feminist lyrics and for three- and sometimes up to six-part vocal harmonies. [2]
Bête Noire is the seventh solo studio album by the English singer Bryan Ferry, released on 2 November 1987 by Virgin Records in the United Kingdom and by Reprise Records in the United States. It was a commercial and critical success, peaking at No. 9 in the UK [ 2 ] and was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).