Who does not like potatoes? No matter which form or shape your prefer it in, be it chips or mash or cooked or bakes, they sure are tasty. Lets learn more about this food.
Growing your own potatoes can be easy and just imagine how nice and fresh it will taste picked from your garden.
Potatoes are vegetables, but if you look at their nutritional value, they are called starch/carbohydrates and are the same as pasta and rice.
Many countries' staple food is rice or bread, but potatoes also plays an important role in feeding the nation.
Bees are very important to pollinate certain plants and the bumblebee pollinates the potato plant, so if bees were to become extinct. not only potatoes, but many other fruits and vegetables will stop existing. It is important that we protect our bees. Lets have a look at how important bees are, before we carry on learning about potatoes.
There are thousands of different potato varieties but not all are commercially available, popular ones include Russet, Yukon Gold, Kennebec, Desiree and Fingerling.
It is easy to grow potatoes, but they must be eaten after a short while when picked, otherwise they will become rotten. Potatoes contains a lot of vitamins and minerals. You can get more information here.
Depending on the way you prepare the potato can cause it to be less healthy. For instance - Fries are prepared in oil, so it is less healthy than a cooked potato.
Most potato dishes are served hot, but you can also eat it cold like potato salad or crisps.
The biggest producers of potatoes is China. Some countries call potatoes 'spuds'.
One of the main causes of the Great Famine in Ireland between 1845 and 1852 was a potato disease known as potato blight. The shortage of potatoes led to the death of around 1 million people who were dependent on them as a food source
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