… that potatoes have decided the outcome of wars?

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From India: Aloo Papdi

GROSSE FAMILIE?

AUFGABE

The Incas started freeze-drying ruki potatoes thousands of years ago. The resulting "chuño" was ultra-light, would keep for up to three years, and didn’t attract mice. These potatoes have been credited as a major factor in the rise of the Inca empire, by providing non-perishable food for soldiers away at war.

By Deshraj Saini from rural Rajasthan, India

PROGNOSE

FEINDE

ÜBERRASCHUNG

Boiled, fried or roasted, potatoes are a good way to satisfy our appetites.

VERBREITUNG

Don’t eat green potatoes. They contain solanine. The toxin forms when potatoes are exposed to light, so they should always be stored in the dark.

Potato

The CIP research station wants to safeguard as many types of potato as possible for the future that can withstand global warming.

METHOD

Solanum tuberosum

INGREDIENTS

Fungi, bacteria, viruses, insects and rodents such as mice can cause significant losses to potato harvests.

There are some 500 different kinds of potato worldwide.

Potato plants are a hardy, low-maintenance crop. That’s why they can be grown in different climate zones from the tropics to arid regions, in both mountain areas and the plains.

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Fried, boiled or roasted – there are lots of ways to prepare potatoes. Global Ideas fans have sent in their favorite recipes. The top five are featured in our cookery book.

Potato Recipes from around the Globe

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