UA flyers' thoughts on purple / Vitelotte potatoes
Jul 20, 2022, 8:05 am
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Jul 20, 2022, 8:07 am
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That's a potato too.
Jul 20, 2022, 8:08 am
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Jul 20, 2022, 8:09 am
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Potatoes of many different hues exist:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_potato_cultivars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:P..._de_Chiloe.jpg
Jul 20, 2022, 8:15 am
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So, scrap metal and rocks . . . yum!
Anyone want to venture what the egg looks like?
Anyone want to venture what the egg looks like?
Nov 5, 2022, 11:35 am
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Nov 5, 2022, 7:02 pm
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitelotte
Nov 5, 2022, 7:46 pm
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Surely we are not the only FlyerTalkers who need to look this up.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitelotte
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitelotte
NO idea what this purple thing is....
Nov 7, 2022, 5:57 pm
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I've read all of the November posts and I still have no idea with a chicken and potato vitolette is. I mean, I see the wikipedia link, but have no idea how this translates to what the dish is. Maybe I'll try it for an adventure....
Nov 7, 2022, 6:24 pm
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So, the first photo is what a real vitolette is, and second photo is my guess on what United will serve with that name:
Nov 7, 2022, 6:31 pm
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Not sure why this amusement on a purple potato. These are general fingerling potatoes (but can be larger) and anything you can do with regular fingerling potatoes you can do with a purple variety. Yes the taste is very slightly different. You should be able to find these at most larger supermarkets, there very, very common. We do oven roasted potatoes, cut in half / quarters with olive oil and seasonings at home, using a store brought bay of a mixed varieties -- including purple. Seen them at many restaurants on the left coast.
Potatoes originally come from the Andes and mixed colors, yellow, orange, purple, .. are common there.
Potatoes originally come from the Andes and mixed colors, yellow, orange, purple, .. are common there.
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Nov 7, 2022, 6:57 pm
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Not sure why this amusement on a purple potato. These are general fingerling potatoes (but can be larger) and anything you can do with regular fingerling potatoes you can do with a purple variety. Yes the taste is very slightly different. You should be able to find these at most larger supermarkets, there very, very common. We do oven roasted potatoes, cut in half / quarters with olive oil and seasonings at home, using a store brought bay of a mixed varieties -- including purple. Seen them at many restaurants on the left coast.
Potatoes originally come from the Andes and mixed colors, yellow, orange, purple, .. are common there.
Potatoes originally come from the Andes and mixed colors, yellow, orange, purple, .. are common there.
Ah thanks, mistook that pic for a new version of the egg tart, although it did look a bit odd when interpreted that way. Also thought it surprising they'd stock vegemite ex-US.
Definitely. We coastal elites eat them for breakfast on the regular. I only had to do a quick internet search before I recalled that to be the case. 😜
I think the yellow neck is a Riesling but don't recall the brand (not very helpful, sorry). I had one sip of it blended with Champagne when my FA forgot what she was serving me. Honestly wasn't worst thing ever, but not something I'll request or recommend.
Definitely. We coastal elites eat them for breakfast on the regular. I only had to do a quick internet search before I recalled that to be the case. 😜
I think the yellow neck is a Riesling but don't recall the brand (not very helpful, sorry). I had one sip of it blended with Champagne when my FA forgot what she was serving me. Honestly wasn't worst thing ever, but not something I'll request or recommend.
They are not so common everywhere in the country, and given the highfalutin name UA picked for the menu, it makes sense to me that they get a double take.
Still of course, I agree, they are basically a regular potato with a nice color (and perhaps more antioxidants), and no fuss needed.
Nov 7, 2022, 9:35 pm
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As I said,
They are not so common everywhere in the country, and given the highfalutin name UA picked for the menu, it makes sense to me that they get a double take.
Still of course, I agree, they are basically a regular potato with a nice color (and perhaps more antioxidants), and no fuss needed.
They are not so common everywhere in the country, and given the highfalutin name UA picked for the menu, it makes sense to me that they get a double take.
Still of course, I agree, they are basically a regular potato with a nice color (and perhaps more antioxidants), and no fuss needed.
However, the typical customer paying for Polaris would certainly know the difference between soba and sobu, or that fondue is melted cheese and wine used for dipping bread and other ingredients, and not a relish or slaw of shredded vegetables and fruit, or that these fancy potatoes are in fact just a potato and not a dish made from potato and other ingredients.
Also a smear is usually something from your nose while a shmear is the Yiddish colloquial term for a portion of cream cheese or other creamed topping on a bagel (which itself by definition has two sides not one).
The whole thing is just sloppy, insulting and further degrades the product.
Mar 9, 2023, 8:58 am
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Purple potatoes. I wish UA would stop serving these exotic, esoteric ingredients and combinations that don't make much sense or appeal to the average American, and just focus on simple, high-quality ingredients and dishes that have broad appeal. Both DL and AA do this quite well, or at least significantly better than UA. For example, instead of potato vitelotte, why not just regular roasted or mashed potatoes, or another grain like polenta?