Yellow carrots
A sweet root — mostly purple or yellow until orange ones were bred, probably in the Netherlands, around the 17th century.
Kinds
- New / bunched
- Early summer, with tops on; tender, no need to peel.
- Maincrop
- Stored all year.
- Heritage
- Purple, yellow or white; the purple ones bleed.
Knowing it
- Where to buy
- Bunched with fresh green tops are the sweetest.