Wednesday, June 5, 2013

"the humble potato" or "the lowly potato" . . .

"the humble potato" or "the lowly potato" . . .

You’ll be amazed at the potato facts that we discovered! Inca Indians were the first to grow potatoes around 200 B.C. The potato was the first vegetable grown in space. Potatoes are high in sodium.
An average American downs 140 pounds of potatoes a year.The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop n the word may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber. The potato is a relative of tobacco and the tomato. Potatoes were first cultivated nearly 7,000 years ago in Peru.While there are close to 4000 different varieties of potato, so the varieties are categorized into a few main groups, such as russets, reds, whites, yellows (also called Yukons) and purples based on common characteristics. The blue potato (or purple potato) originated in South America. It has purple skin and flesh, which becomes blue once cooked. They are also used as food for domestic animals.The potato is best known for its carbohydrate content also has vitamins, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, and zinc.Potato skins, along with honey, are a folk remedy for burns in India.Potatoes are prepared in many ways: skin-on or peeled, whole or cut up, with seasonings or without. In India, the most popular potato dishes are aloo ki sabzi, batata vada, and samosa, which is spicy mashed potato mixed with a small amount of vegetable stuffed in conical dough, and deep fried. Potatoes are also a major ingredient as fast food items, such as aloo chaat, where they are deep fried and served with chutney. In Northern India, alu dum and alu paratha are a favorite part of the diet; the first is a spicy curry of boiled potato, the second is a type of stuffed chapati. A dish called masala dosa from South India is very notable all over India. It is a thin pancake of rice and pulse paste rolled over spicy smashed potato and eaten with sambhar and chutney. Poori in south India in particular in Tamil Nadu is almost always taken with smashed potato masal. Other favorite dishes are alu tikki and pakoda items. Vada pav is a popular vegetarian fast food dish in Mumbai and other regions in the Maharashtra in India.Aloo posto a curry with potatoes and poppy seeds is immensely popular in East India, especially Bengal.Choose potatoes that feel firm and heavy, without any soft spots, sprouting eyes, or green discoloration.The potato is the fourth most important crop in the world after wheat, rice and corn.

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