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Uzbek Golden

Purple Dragon

Kyoto Red

Gniff

[Image description: Four brightly colored sliced carrots on a cutting board; being gold, purple with orange and green interior, red with interior rings of red and white, purple with purple and white radiating from center.]

    • thrawn@beehaw.orgOP
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      1 year ago

      They vary in sweetness, but generally taste more intense than the ones you’d get at the store. A lot of the common varieties used for baby carrots are bred with a focus on sweetness, and these are more carrot-y in a way. It would be fun if the tasted as different as they look, but nope, all carrot.

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      1 year ago

      I wish they tasted as different as they look, but they’re pretty much like standard carrots, just generally less sweet and more carrot-y. I’ve also grown other varieties that were intensely sweet, but not as fantastical looking.

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        1 year ago

        I’m just imagining small carrot cakes, each one made with one of these, with different pops of color. Awesome stuff

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          1 year ago

          That would be fun! These I added to jeweled rice, where extra color is totally on theme.

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    1 year ago

    Beautiful! Ignorant question: are all of these edible? I vaguely remember that some wild carrots are toxic, isn’t it?

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    1 year ago

    Love them! I always like to buy the weird looking carrots when I’m shopping

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    1 year ago

    So… How long were these neglected left to thrive before they transitioned into these magnificent beasts?

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    1 year ago

    Looks great! I’m a big fan of heirloom varieties.