Potatoes are the second most consumed food in the world, right under dairy and is the fourth most important crop. I love potatoes, I can eat them almost any way and never get sick of them. They, to me, are the best part of dinner and I would eat them every night and probably will now that I'm attending college. Potatoes fascinate me because there are so many different combination's that can be whipped up and they still turn out good. Lets see, there are already french fries, hash browns, mashed, baked, Au gratin, chips, twice baked, and many many more ways to make them. Now think about all the different toppings that could go on potatoes, the list is infinite both ways. My favorite way to eat potatoes are mashed with gravy. I just can't see rice having the same affect, it never seems to satisfy quite as much as potatoes and it is definitely not as filling.
So, potatoes were founded by the Aztecs (of course) about 3,000 to 4,000 years ago, but the conquistadors being the explorers they were also found them in about 1537 and they actually didn't make it to Europe until about 1570. http://www.indepthinfo.com/potato/history.shtml From then it took a little bit, approximately three decades, for everyone to realize that they were going to end up loving this root we call a potato. http://www.foodreference.com/html/a-pot-hist0607.html In 1995 we decided to grow them in space, the largest potato weighs about 18 pounds, and what is known to us that the U.S. served the first French fry to Thomas Jefferson. http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/green-living/7-interesting-facts-about-the-potato/923
this is really good information that has clearly been researched, and yet I see no source links!
ReplyDeleteDid you read Christie's post on potatoes? There's some overlapping information but also different things to be gleaned from each! Blogging is the best.