The chicken potato

Throughout history, we’ve seen many instances of combining two things to make something new.

Many haven’t been exactly epic:

The spork, and its ugly stepchild, the knork
The shacket
Sharknado
Jeggings
The mule
Cronuts
The Snuggie
High heel Crocs (because Crocs were stupid enough already)

But occasionally, a combo emerges that is undeniably game-changing and brilliant.

Behold, the Poulette, a new potato variety with the savory flavor of roast chicken.

Potato plus chicken.

Genius!

First bred in 2014, the Poulette is a cross between a rare French heirloom potato and a Cornell University breeding line, developed with an emphasis on flavor and agricultural performance.

Poulette potatoes are available at select Whole Foods Market stores in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey for $6 per bag.

A steal if they taste as advertised.

I try to avoid Whole Foods at all costs. Any grocery store that won’t sell me Diet Coke, Doritos, Band-Aids, or batteries isn’t a place for me.

I value time appropriately and therefore understand the importance of convenience.

But the Poulette might be worth an extra trip to the store to see if it’s as good as it sounds.

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