potato

     

Potato (informally tattie, tater, spu, tato, pota, spudzie or tate) is the term which applies either to the starchy, tuberous root vegetable crop from the various subspecies of the perennial plant Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, or to the plant itself. In the region of the Andes, the word is also used to refer to other closely-related species of the genus Solanum. Potato is the world's most widely grown tuber crop, and the fourth largest food crop in terms of fresh produce — after rice, wheat, and maize (corn).

Trivia about potato

  • By virtue of the great quantity eaten, this vegetable is the leading source of vitamin C in the American diet
  • William Figueroa's moment came in 1992 when he spelled this word for Dan Quayle
  • The "sweet" type of this has about 120 calories per 4 baked ounces, no more than the regular type
  • Introduced to Ireland in the 1600s, a 6-ounce one, without butter & sour cream, has about 130 calories
  • The Yukon Gold variety of this vegetable has a moist texture & is good mashed
  • Idaho, Burbank, Round White & New are varieties of this vegetable
  • Grown in the northeast U.S., the round white or Katahdin type of this tuber is excellent for boiling
  • Shelley, Idaho celebrates this tuber each September
  • Solanum tuberosum, we dig 'em!
  • Bake it or boil it:TOP OAT
  • The starch in a British meal might be a "jacket", or baked, one of these
  • Britannica's third edition (1788) says, "the utility of" this tuber "to the common people is well known"
  • Cut up this tuber that was native to South America before becoming a major crop in Europe at the end of the 17th c.
  • Solanum tuberosum
  • Except for grains, this tuber is the most widely consumed human food
  • Antoine-Auguste Parmentier pushed this tuber on Louis XVI; now Parmentier in a recipe means "with" it
  • A blight-resistant purple one of these from Eastern Europe may be a boon to farmers
  • Raleigh introduced this tuber into Ireland; seemed like a good idea at the time
  • An Austrian fingerling is a light-skinned, yellow-fleshed one of these
  • Jorge from Bolivia craves a chuno, made from this now-staple food that originated in the Andes
  • This tuber originally from the Peruvian Andes should be stored in a cool, dry place away from onions
  • Yukon Gold is a type of this
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