Go Pure Vegetable Chips

The potato is by far the most consumed vegetable in Germany. Whether as dumplings, mashed potatoes, in a casserole, fried or cooked as a side dish, the yellow tubers are indispensable. On an average, every German eats almost 60 kg of potatoes per year. In the 1950s even impressive 180 kilograms were eaten per year. Due to the high potato consumption between Flensburg and Freilassing Germans are sometimes even called "potatoes" by their neighbors. Not even 400 years ago the potato was completely unknown in this country, whereas it has been cultivated in the Andes for millennia. Beside quinoa and amaranth the potato was a staple of the Incas. When the Spaniards conquered the Inca Empire in the 16th century, they forbade growing quinoa and amaranth. That’s why both plants fell into oblivion for the next few centuries. The potato had better luck. The Incas were allowed to continue to grow potatoes and it was even brought to Europe. Especially in Ireland people were thrilled and cultivated potatoes since 1606. Less than 100 years later, the fruit of the soil from the New World was already the most important staple food of the Irish.

On the European continent it was first planted as an ornamental plant in the pleasure gardens of the princes. Here the aristocracy enjoyed the delicate flowers of the potato plant. Inspired by the example of Marie Antoinette, some ladies even wore a chaplet of potato blossoms in their hair. But one was less interested in the subterranean tubers of the potato plant. In German-speaking countries, the potato had a particularly difficult start. This was due to the fact that farmers first tried the closed blossoms of the plant. These look like small green tomatoes, but are inedible and like all green parts of the potato slightly toxic. And because the uncooked tubers are also inedible, no one wanted to grow them. That today almost 10 million tons of potatoes are harvested in Germany is primarily due to Frederick the Great. He realized the potential of the tuber, which grew well in the sandy soil of Prussia and gave his peasants the "potato command". Each farmer now had to grow potatoes. In order to convince the unwilling farmers of the tuber, the resourceful king used a ploy. Around the country he let soldiers guard potato fields in order to create the impression that there was something particularly valuable lying in the soil. At night the guards were acting as if they were asleep and thereby gave the population the opportunity to capture some potato plants. Soon word spread, that hot and well-cooked tubers tasted really good. And in a heartbeat the potato was indispensable from the German kitchen.

Worldwide, there are about 4,000 varieties of potatoes. In Germany, 210 varieties are approved; by far the most cultivated variety is called "Linda". It is very aromatic, has the typical yellow color and is the most popular table potato in this country. There is nothing to complain about Linda but looking over the rim of a tea cup is worth it anyway. Because Linda’s cousins from South America are also delicious. Moreover, they bring color into play. Being cut they shimmer bluish or reddish on your plate. The best known representative of blue potatoes is the "Vitelotte". On the outside it is dark purple or even almost black, whereas it is purple mixed to bluish on the inside. Responsible for the strong coloration is the high content of the natural dye anthocyanin. Because of their sensitivity to cold the blue potatoes are less fertile. Therefore they are almost exclusively found in South America, where they are harvested by hand up to today.

In our country only few people have ever seen colorful potatoes, let alone tasted. With the vegetable chips from Go Pure, this will change. The blue potatoes are competing with the classic potato chips as a crispy snack. Go Pure Vegetable Chips Mixed Varieties are delicious vegetable chips with three exceptional vegetables. The red and white striped, slightly sweet Chioggia, a beetroot variant, a slightly nutty flavored blue potato and as a color and taste contrast the red potato Highland Burgundy Red. The latter is one of the few potato varieties which does not only have a red skin, but also a red pulp. The chips are baked in thin slices with organic sunflower oil and are refined with a pinch of sea salt. A real gourmet snack.

Go Pure Vegetable Chips made of Parsnips, Carrot, Beetroot and Sweet Potatoes are prepared with great care and passion. At least as much as the farmer puts effort and passion in the cultivation of his favorite vegetables. The finest vegetables from organic farming can hardly be improved by anything. That is why these delicious chips are refined only with a pinch of salt. Their full-bodied taste speaks for itself. If you like the Mediterranean taste and nibbling, the Go Pure Vegetable Chips with Sweet Potato, Tomato and Rosemary. Only the best organic vegetables are processed to this delicious sweet potato chips with a full-bodied tomato flavor and a hint of rosemary. Dolce Vita has never been this crispy.