Purple Potato

In Qiubei, purple potato is produced in Sheda. Shedi is a typical plateau alpine mountain area, with a lot of rain, heavy fog, low temperature, large temperature difference between day and night, mostly black soil, large sand content, no environmental pollution, and good ecological conditions. It is especially suitable for the growth of potato. Qiubei potato, starch content is high, cut a circle of a purple pattern, so called purple potato. For a long time in the past, purple potato was the main food for some villages.

Purple potato flowers all over the mountain

With the gradual prosperity of people's life, purple potato has gradually changed from staple food to a famous local natural ecological dish. From high-end banquets to the dining tables of ordinary people, the charm of purple potato is constantly highlighted, and there are many ways to eat it, such as burning, braising, frying, boiling and frying. Hemp, spicy, sour, fragrant, sweet, various styles and complete tastes.

Qiubei purple potato is not only delicious, but also nutritious. Potato has a lot of water under the skin, including starch, protein, fat, sugar, 21 kinds of amino acids and vitamins B1, B2, B6, C, carotene, cellulose, calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, sodium, iodine, magnesium and molybdenum. Eating purple potato can also lower blood pressure, enhance physical fitness and improve people's mental condition.