Would *you* accept purple carrots?

@Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 2026-07-04 03:31

Yes please I want my food looking like its grown in fae soil. My wife makes these purple potatoes that are magical.

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@davel@lemmy.ml 2026-07-04 03:32

Carrots (and corn) have come in a variety of colors since time immemorial.

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@howrar@lemmy.ca 2026-07-04 03:34

Same price or cheaper? Then sure. Variety is good.

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@Screen_Shatter@lemmy.world 2026-07-04 03:38

Purple is the old carrot. Orange is newer.

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@Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world 2026-07-04 03:39

Carrots being orange by default is thanks to the Dutch. Fucking bastards.

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@dsilverz@catodon.rocks 2026-07-04 03:43

Oh, I remember that question from a questionnaire I answered not too long ago. Because of the lack of choices (these kinds of questionnaires are often too narrow when it comes down to the amount of choices one can make), and because I can see the situation being less about a literal, eatable carrot and more about "receptivity to unexpected, novel things", I picked the "I'll try the purple ones" option back when I answered it. !asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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@Nemo@slrpnk.net 2026-07-04 03:51

Yes, I’ve eaten them many times.

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@Eternal192@anarchist.nexus 2026-07-04 04:27

Purple carrot tastes great, has hints of parsley and lovage and also paints everything purple. I used it mostly for chicken soup and it was great, also works good in other dishes.

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@nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-07-04 04:40

I really want to try purple cabbage

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@luthis@lemmy.nz 2026-07-04 04:44

Fuck yeah. Multicoloured food is amazing

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@lowleveldata@programming.dev 2026-07-04 04:06

Why not? Always try new things. It’s not like the grocer will recommend poisons anyway.

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@Contramuffin@lemmy.world 2026-07-04 05:44

Purple carrots have a better taste, in my opinion. Not perfectly interchangeable with the standard orange ones, so having the option for both would be nice

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@anothermember@feddit.uk 2026-07-04 05:52

I just had purple carrots yesterday. Is there some controversy about them I don’t know about?

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@finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 2026-07-04 06:04

Carrots used to be purple originally.

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@PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@anarchist.nexus 2026-07-04 08:14

Imagine actually shopping for carrots 🤣 This post was brought to you by Texture Issues Gang 💪

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@fckreddit@lemmy.ml 2026-07-04 08:16

You cannot fool me. There are no purple carrots. /s

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@Carighan@piefed.world 2026-07-04 08:24

I mean, green ketchup tastes exactly the same as red one, so I’m used to colour being somewhat meaningless. Same with clear cola.

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@cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 2026-07-04 09:31

if i’m trying purple carrots its because the acid kicked in already so i wouldn’t mind

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@Infrapink@thebrainbin.org 2026-07-04 08:31

I already did. The place I buy vegetables had purple carrots for a while, which cost more than orange carrots. I still bought them.

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@syklemil@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-07-04 10:30

Yeah, my mom grows carrots in a variety of colours, not just the new orange one that’s become so common. Also grows blue potatoes, purple beans and whatnot, because she has more fun with more colourful food. Dark heirloom tomatoes are pretty neat too.

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@benjirenji@slrpnk.net 2026-07-04 11:22

You never thought having the same standardized food throughout the year everywhere on the continent is actually weirder?

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@mineralman@lemmy.ml 2026-07-04 12:25

I have and they are delicious

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@ArseAssassin@sopuli.xyz 2026-07-04 13:35

Thank you for reminding me that I should try the purple carrots stashed away in my fridge.

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@RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 2026-07-04 16:48

I’ve had them. Well. We bought some and the very next day they were already limp and wet and grody. So maybe next batch will be better?