Where to buy fingerling potatoes? [General]
2010 Jul 2
I have heard that Bryson is planning on selling @ the Piggy Market and not at the local outdoors markets... not sure if they are selling there yet, or if this will happen at all.
Edit: here's the link - www.brysonfarms.com
Edit: here's the link - www.brysonfarms.com
2010 Jul 4
when you get them, save some seeds for growing yourself. fingerlings are my fave as they have NO CARBS, mainly inulin and do not result in low glycemic carbohydrate weight gain nor spike your blood sugar. plus they are among the potatoes that have the highest yield and shorter growing season of about 3 months. for every 1 lb of seed fingerlings i find i get more than 20 lbs of potatoes. you can even grow them in buckets in the house in wintertime.
2010 Jul 4
Pej, gonna step on some toes here. I am calling BS on your inulin claims (I let it slide the first time you said it). Do you have any reference for the claim? Nutrition is one of my "hobbies".
Inulin IS a carbohydrate, it is just not a starch (it is actually a sugar, and an indigestable one, at that). I agree that a food high in inulin is a good food, I just don't see fingerling potatoes in that category. Chicory, sunchokes, onions, yes, yes, yes. No potatoes make the list of the top 10.
I can't find hard evidence to refute your claim, so you've intrigued me, but what I did find is that fingerling potatoes aren't even on the list of mild inflammatories. Inulin is WAY up there (since you can't digest it). If a tuber which derives nearly 100% of its food energy from carbohydrates was composed of prebiotic fibers like inulin instead of starches, it would make the list in spades).
Still lovin' you man... just going Wikipedia on your a** and looking for a reference. Smack me down if you can, cuz I'd love to eat me some potatoes again... just can't go there without proof... my gut would beat the cr*p out of my brain if I did.
Inulin IS a carbohydrate, it is just not a starch (it is actually a sugar, and an indigestable one, at that). I agree that a food high in inulin is a good food, I just don't see fingerling potatoes in that category. Chicory, sunchokes, onions, yes, yes, yes. No potatoes make the list of the top 10.
I can't find hard evidence to refute your claim, so you've intrigued me, but what I did find is that fingerling potatoes aren't even on the list of mild inflammatories. Inulin is WAY up there (since you can't digest it). If a tuber which derives nearly 100% of its food energy from carbohydrates was composed of prebiotic fibers like inulin instead of starches, it would make the list in spades).
Still lovin' you man... just going Wikipedia on your a** and looking for a reference. Smack me down if you can, cuz I'd love to eat me some potatoes again... just can't go there without proof... my gut would beat the cr*p out of my brain if I did.
2010 Jul 4
hey hhh,
no worries on stepping my toes, i'm bullet proof cuz you know how i care so much! ;) inulin is a type of carb, just one with very low GI. i wrote low-GI wrong by fast scripting, i meant it is not a high-GI one. i enjoy these potatoes i don't gain weight nor feel any crash to my attention span and the emotions are stable.
nice to hear you dig nutrition! keep it up! i was at a foodies party in toronto and it was VERY SAD to see obese, high BMI, indulgent food lovers litterly almost passing out from food comas etc... which are predictors of diabetes and other problems they don't want to admit. it was also embarrasing to be in mixed company with such a quirky group that appeared to need more balance and more awareness of health and nutrition...
that said, most of my peers are in the health care and research community and those underdoing diabetic treatment are restricted to a low GI, low carb, higher PH and more raw and macrobiotic diet, among other things, and mentioned to me that fingerling potatoes were the better bet of the tubers alongside salsify, sunchoke etc and not surprising they are also to stay clear of refined carbs, baked goods, sweets, sugars... no surprise that a lot of the food prepped and packaged around us in stores and at restaurants predisposes all of us to diabetes and harsh damage to our metabolism, hormones, aging and our bodies. so we all have to watch out what we eat. not into getting legal or high scientific nor am a potato expert, i wish i had the time but i'm just sharing what i've heard over dinners out. if there's a potato researcher out there who can elaborate, let's go!
cheers!
no worries on stepping my toes, i'm bullet proof cuz you know how i care so much! ;) inulin is a type of carb, just one with very low GI. i wrote low-GI wrong by fast scripting, i meant it is not a high-GI one. i enjoy these potatoes i don't gain weight nor feel any crash to my attention span and the emotions are stable.
nice to hear you dig nutrition! keep it up! i was at a foodies party in toronto and it was VERY SAD to see obese, high BMI, indulgent food lovers litterly almost passing out from food comas etc... which are predictors of diabetes and other problems they don't want to admit. it was also embarrasing to be in mixed company with such a quirky group that appeared to need more balance and more awareness of health and nutrition...
that said, most of my peers are in the health care and research community and those underdoing diabetic treatment are restricted to a low GI, low carb, higher PH and more raw and macrobiotic diet, among other things, and mentioned to me that fingerling potatoes were the better bet of the tubers alongside salsify, sunchoke etc and not surprising they are also to stay clear of refined carbs, baked goods, sweets, sugars... no surprise that a lot of the food prepped and packaged around us in stores and at restaurants predisposes all of us to diabetes and harsh damage to our metabolism, hormones, aging and our bodies. so we all have to watch out what we eat. not into getting legal or high scientific nor am a potato expert, i wish i had the time but i'm just sharing what i've heard over dinners out. if there's a potato researcher out there who can elaborate, let's go!
cheers!
Caribou
I'm looking for a place to buy fingerling potatoes - I think I've seen them somewhere but I can't remember. Any help is greatly appreciated. My raclette party thanks you!