French fries, Hash browns, Vodka, these are just some of the fantastic uses for potatoes. The Potato is a fantastic starch and a very versatile vegetable. Where did they come from? Where are they Grown? How do we store and eat them? These are just some topics I will be discussing in this paper. Staring with the history we will find where and when the first potatoes had been farmed and cultivated.
The history of the potato begins in the high Andes Mountains of South America at elevations often exceeding 12,000 feet. The earliest form of potatoes archaeological evidence has found dates back to 4,500 years ago. Cultivation credit goes to the Inca Indians in Peru. The Inca had such profound respect and worship toward potatoes that they were …show more content…
At first they were considered a lack luster food and were mainly for the poor. One of the main uses was as a valuable source of food for the Inca Indians held as slaves in the Spanish silver mines Around the 1600s is when the potato made its first appearance in Italy, England, Germany and France. Due to its relations to the nightshade family many people were fearful of eating potatoes, as they that they could die. During the Industrial Revolution in the late 1700s, the demand for cheap food was so bad that potatoes became the most grown crops around. It was so good for Ireland that in the 1800s, when the crops failed millions died from starvation or …show more content…
The Potato is a fantastic starch and a very versatile vegetable. Where did they come from? Where are they Grown? How do we store and eat them? These are just some topics I will be discussing in this paper. Staring with the history we will find where and when the first potatoes had been farmed and cultivated.
The history of the potato begins in the high Andes Mountains of South America at elevations often exceeding 12,000 feet. The earliest form of potatoes archaeological evidence has found dates back to 4,500 years ago. Cultivation credit goes to the Inca Indians in Peru. The Inca had such profound respect and worship toward potatoes that they were often buried with the dead. Potatoes had the attributes of being a little purple skinned vegetable, with yellow flesh and a bitter taste. However, over the years the Inca Indians were able to domesticate them and make many better tasting
The history of the potato begins in the high Andes Mountains of South America at elevations often exceeding 12,000 feet. The earliest form of potatoes archaeological evidence has found dates back to 4,500 years ago. Cultivation credit goes to the Inca Indians in Peru. The Inca had such profound respect and worship toward potatoes that they were …show more content…
At first they were considered a lack luster food and were mainly for the poor. One of the main uses was as a valuable source of food for the Inca Indians held as slaves in the Spanish silver mines Around the 1600s is when the potato made its first appearance in Italy, England, Germany and France. Due to its relations to the nightshade family many people were fearful of eating potatoes, as they that they could die. During the Industrial Revolution in the late 1700s, the demand for cheap food was so bad that potatoes became the most grown crops around. It was so good for Ireland that in the 1800s, when the crops failed millions died from starvation or …show more content…
The Potato is a fantastic starch and a very versatile vegetable. Where did they come from? Where are they Grown? How do we store and eat them? These are just some topics I will be discussing in this paper. Staring with the history we will find where and when the first potatoes had been farmed and cultivated.
The history of the potato begins in the high Andes Mountains of South America at elevations often exceeding 12,000 feet. The earliest form of potatoes archaeological evidence has found dates back to 4,500 years ago. Cultivation credit goes to the Inca Indians in Peru. The Inca had such profound respect and worship toward potatoes that they were often buried with the dead. Potatoes had the attributes of being a little purple skinned vegetable, with yellow flesh and a bitter taste. However, over the years the Inca Indians were able to domesticate them and make many better tasting