Andean Potato Diversity
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Description
Peru is the origin of the potato — over 3,000 native varieties are cultivated in Peru, ranging from the delicate papa amarilla (yellow-fleshed, creamy) to the freeze-dried chuño and moraya (transformed by the Andean freeze-drying tradition) to the dramatically coloured papa morada (purple, from anthocyanin-rich flesh). Each variety has specific starch architecture, specific flavour, and specific applications. Understanding this diversity is understanding that "potato" is not a single ingredient but a category encompassing the same textural and flavour range as wheat varieties or rice varieties.
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