Mi e’ capitato di trovare al supermercato in Finlandia questo bell’assortimento di carote di colori diversi; ebbene, la minestra vellutata che ne e’ venuta fuori aveva un colore…ehm…alternativo, insolito, a causa della presenza delle carote viola. Anche il gusto era un po’ meno dolciastro, in certo qual modo piu’ forte, ma sempre buonissimo.
D’altra parte il colore originale di questi ortaggi non e’ sempre stato arancione: fu solo nel secolo XVIII che gli olandesi selezionarono le carote arancione in onore della loro dinastia regnante: gli Orange; precedentemente le carote erano viola, rosse, gialle e perfino bianche.
Carrot pureed soup?? I happened to come across to a variety of colourful carrots in some Finnish markets and I made a pureed soup; well…the result was as coloured, quite unusual, alternative, but the taste was excellent, even though less sweet and stronger than the usual orange-coloured carrots.
On the other hand, the proper colour of these very healthy vegetables has not always been orange: just in the 18th century they were turned orange through selective breeding by Dutch farmers, as a tribute to the House of Orange. Prior to this fact, carrots were violet, red, yellow and even white.
Linked to: MakroTex Challenge…before and after: from colourful carrots to coloured soup.
Non sapevo questo particolare del colore arancione scelto in onore agli Orange…. devo dire che però come colore è più rassicurante… ;)))
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Eh si…e’ proprio vero! Buona giornata, Pina e grazie delle tue visite!
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buona giornata anche a te!
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Delicious soup.
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Before colorful carrots and after a delicious looking soup. Fantastic.
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And have a nice week!
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Yes, it was delicious, in spite of the colour!
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Thanks!
Kiitos, samoin.
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Correct for these days’ weather…!! 😉
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Carote viola !!! Mamma mia 😀
Le minestre, zuppe e così via sono una buona idea per riscaldare questi giorni freddi. ❤️
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E’ vero…il cibo ideale! La scorsa estate a Forssa ho trovato patate viola…le vedrai in un prossimo post.
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Weird colours in the carrots! But I’m sure the taste was delicious nevertheless. 🙂
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I`m really fond of colored carrots. Especially those purple ones are nice and funny. 😀
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Interesting colors in carrots…and the color of soup, well, very interesting 😀 But sure it was tasty like carrot soup always 🙂
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Interessante notizia sui colori…non lo sapevo. Grazie
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Funny carrots!
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Che bella composizione di forme e colori! E la zuppa sembra buona😉 Ti suggerisco una variante: carote e mela…assaggiata all’Alpe di Siusi😋
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Brava, questa non la sapevo 🤔 e non avevo mai visto carote di altri colori se non arancioni 🤗🤗😘
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Grazie, sono contenta di esserti stata utile. Buona giornata!
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Davvero? La provero’ sicuramente. Grazie Lucy!
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Yes, funny indeed…but so good!
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Grazie, Cri. Non ricordo nemmeno io dove posso averlo letto…ma interessante. Buona giornata!
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Yes, it was a good soup as usual. I have bought those violet carrots again and again: they have a lot of properties too. Thanks!
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Thank you, Maarit. They have a lot of good properties as well… 🙂
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Yes, delicious it was. Thanks for stopping by!
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I’m sure the carrot soup was delicious. The different colours of carrots are fun to buy and cook. Thank you for the reminder of the history of carrots which I had forgotten. Happy days to you and yours!
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Thank you, Linda. Nice to hear you!
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It´s very good Fact Sheet!
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Thank you so much!
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What a beautiful colorful carrot.
Healthy, nams.
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Yes, very healthy. Vegetables are always good.
Have a nice weekend!
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