HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Purple potatoes are the eye-catching gems of the potato aisle. Like other members of the potato family (Solanum tuberosum), they come from a tuber plant native to the Andes mountain region in South America.

Detailed explanation-2: -’Vitelotte’, also called Vitelotte noire, Négresse or Truffe de Chine, is a gourmet French variety of blue-violet potato.

Detailed explanation-3: -It depends on the variety, but in general, purple sweet potatoes are mildly sweet and almost wine-like in taste. They tend to be much drier and starchier than traditional sweet potatoes. For this reason, purple sweet potatoes are often cooked for longer than traditional sweet potatoes.