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Baby carrots are not, in fact, small carrots. They are misshapen carrots that would not sell unless they were carved into "baby carrots".
by Ozzie_osman 8y ago
Baby carrots are not, in fact, small carrots. They are misshapen carrots that would not sell unless they were carved into "baby carrots".
- dragonwriter 8y ago> Baby carrots are not, in fact, small carrots The ones I've gotten that still have the tops on them, and the outer skin, absolutely are; IME, what you are referring to are generally sold as “baby-cut” or “petit” carrots, rather than “baby" carrots.
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- mda 8y agoAnd these fake, shaped baby carrots are truly vile. No taste, disgusting texture.
- OJFord 8y agoI've heard this online a few times, but it doesn't gel with my experience shopping at all; I suppose it must be a regional thing. In the UK the closest I've seen or heard of are both 'real' (whole) carrots: Chantenay - https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/waitrose-chantenay-carrots/085124-43219-43220 https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/waitrose-chantenay-ca... 'Baby topped' - https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/waitrose-1-baby-topped-carrots/085888-43818-43819 https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/waitrose-1-baby-toppe...
- JoeAltmaier 8y agoI remember a video of a processing plant that 'lathed down' regular carrots to make baby carrots. I always thought that's what they were. Since nobody buys big carrots any more, pretty much all carrots are made into baby carrots. Because they sell.
- OJFord 8y ago> Since nobody buys big carrots any more What?! Citation sorely needed. I do, and in my experience 'big' (I would've said 'normal') carrots are stocked more abundantly than any other.
- JoeAltmaier 8y ago70% of carrot sales by some estimates. I googled around; here's a typical summary http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/babycarrot.html http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/babycarrot.html
- cbluth 8y agoI have an image in my mind of a carrot carved into the shape of a baby