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Are there black potatoes?

They are actually black on the outside and bluish on the inside . This variety of nightshade native to Peru has been distributed in Europe for a long time, raw or in potato chip bags. It is known as Vitelotte noire or truffle potato and has a flavor similar to what we usually eat in Spain. In the Andean country, it is also possible to taste the mariva potato or black tomasa, which is yellow inside.
In Peru, more than 3,000 varieties of potato are grown, but many of them do not thrive well in fields far from the Andes, making them difficult to find on the market.

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