{"id":1013,"date":"2010-02-22T14:07:46","date_gmt":"2010-02-22T18:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gazybrothersfarm.net\/blog\/?page_id=1013"},"modified":"2010-02-22T23:19:37","modified_gmt":"2010-02-23T03:19:37","slug":"roots-and-tubers-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gazybrothersfarm.net\/blog\/veggie-id\/roots-and-tubers-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Roots & tubers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nRusset potato<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wrapped in a brown skin, the Russet potato has a firm white flesh, fluffy and light when cooked due to their high starch content.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nRed potato<\/strong><\/p>\n

With a smooth thin red skin, red potatoes have a white firm interior that offers a rich, slightly sweet flavor. Because of their low starch content, red-skinned potatoes hold their shape after cooking.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nWhite potato<\/strong><\/p>\n

These low-starch potatoes are great for boiling.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nYukon gold potato<\/strong><\/p>\n

Round or slightly oval, Yukon Gold potatoes are wrapped in a smooth yellow-white or golden brown skin. Retaining their rich golden color no matter how prepared, they are revered for its outstanding taste. Yukon gold potatoes offer a robust, buttery flavor all their own.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nBlue or purple potato<\/strong><\/p>\n

Varying from a very dark blue to a very deep purple, these eye-catching potatoes encase their tender purple flesh with a tender unusual-looking purple skin. Purple potatoes offer a delicious bold flavor.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nFingerling potato<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fingerlings are less starchy than other potato varieties and are typically classified as waxy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nFrench fingerling potato<\/strong><\/p>\n

French fingerling potatoes are rather dry and flour-like. This potato variety offers a delicious nutty flavor all its own. Tenderly wrapped in a pinkish-red skin, the smooth, moist yellow flesh has streaks of pink.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nSweet potato<\/strong><\/p>\n

Quite moist, its orange-yellow flesh is described as being succulent and having an excellent flavor. Encased in a light red-purplish skin, some can grow to be a foot long. <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nWhite sweet potato<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rather dry and slightly sweet, the nearly smooth-skinned freshly cut sweet potato releases a sweetly aromatic scent. <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nCarrot<\/strong><\/p>\n

Delicious raw, carrots make a great tasting snack or addition to salads. Soups and stews love their colorful presence. The sugar content in carrots makes them perfect for delicious desserts, such as carrot cake. To store, keep refrigerated in a plastic bag. <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nRed cherry radish<\/strong><\/p>\n

With crisp texture and peppery flavor, raw radishes are great in salads and on crudit\u00e9 platters. Select firm, fresh-looking radishes and store them in your refrigerator for no more than a week.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nIcicle radish<\/strong><\/p>\n

The slender icicle radish delivers a rich spicy flavor, milder than the common red radish. <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nRed meat or watermelon radish<\/strong><\/p>\n

Large, round radishes with unique dark pink flesh. Remarkably sweet with a delicious taste. <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nFrench breakfast radish<\/strong><\/p>\n

The French breakfast radish is full of colorful and tasty charm. Tender and crisp textured, its spunky flavor is a favorite of radish fans. <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nRed or purple beets<\/strong><\/p>\n

Round, firm, smooth and a rich deep red, cooked fresh beets offer a tender, sweet, delicious flavor. The best beets are as small as a quarter or as big as a baseball. <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nGolden beets<\/strong><\/p>\n

Golden beets are round, smooth with a vivid golden interior. They have deep green tops with yellow veins that perfectly match the earthy sweet flavor of the beet flesh. <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nPurple top turnips<\/strong><\/p>\n

Turnips can be roasted, boiled, steamed, or stir-fried. Select small turnips that feel heavy for their size. <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nYellow turnips<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yellow turnips are also called rutabaga. They are typically larger and sweeter than purple top turnips. <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nHakurei turnips<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hakurei turnips taste great raw – sweet and fruity – and the texture is crisp\u00a0 and tender. <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Russet potato Wrapped in a brown skin, the Russet potato has a firm white flesh, fluffy and light when cooked due to their high starch content. Red potato With a smooth thin red skin, red potatoes have a white firm interior that offers a rich, slightly sweet flavor. Because of their low starch content, red-skinned … Continue reading Roots & tubers<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":53,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1013","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gazybrothersfarm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gazybrothersfarm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gazybrothersfarm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gazybrothersfarm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gazybrothersfarm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1013"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.gazybrothersfarm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1052,"href":"https:\/\/www.gazybrothersfarm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1013\/revisions\/1052"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gazybrothersfarm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gazybrothersfarm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}