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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.
This variety is a mutation (or sport) of the cultivar 'Burbank's Seedling' that was selected by the plant breeder Luther Burbank in 1873. The known lineage of Russet Burbank began in 1853 when Chauncey E. Goodrich imported the Rough Purple Chili from South America in an attempt to add diversity to American potato stocks which were susceptible to late blight.
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'Yukon Gold' is a large cultivar of potato most distinctly characterized by its thin, smooth, eye-free skin and yellow-tinged flesh. This potato was developed in the 1960s by Garnet ("Gary") Johnston [1] [2] in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, with the help of Geoff Rowberry at the University of Guelph.
A russet potato is a type of potato that is large, with dark brown skin and few eyes. The flesh is white, dry, soft, and mealy, and it is suitable for baking, mashing, and french fries.
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'You're Cordially Invited," starring Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon, was filmed on Georgia's Lake Oconee. Here's what to know about the idyllic location.
Russian Banana fingerlings from Pike Place Market. A fingerling potato is a small, stubby, finger-shaped type of potato which may be any heritage potato cultivars. Fingerlings are varieties that naturally grow small and narrow.