We Went To Mama'esh!Jan.3.2020
Potatoes – some may call it the world’s best food. We call it – possibly, one of the greatest creations! Despite the fact that potatoes are absolutely scrumptious in every form – fried, baked, mashed, and more – there are several other cool facts that you just may not even believe! Keep reading to find out all of the cool things you never knew about potatoes.
Potato comes from the Spanish word “Patata”. Semantically speaking, the potato has a rather Spanish origin. It came from the Spanish word ‘patata’ in the 1950s, which then stemmed from the Caribbean language ‘batata’ – just like in Arabic! – Or “sweet potato”. Today, the word comes by other slang terms such as spud or tater.
It’s important to include the potato skin in the preparation process. It’s best to boil, steam or bake potatoes in their skins, as their nutrients lie very close to these parts. Peeling them before cooking could cause the loss of these nutrients. Soaking peeled potato in water is also not recommended as its nutritious contents could dissolve in water.
Potatoes can grow to a height of 4700 meters. The common commercial varieties of the crop are just a few of the 5,000 known varieties that have their individual culinary and agricultural attributes. What’s even more amazing is that they could grow from sea level up to 15,420 feet above sea level. That’s a good 4,700-meter rise right there!
Over a billion people eat at least 1 potato each day. It’s safe to say that potato is a well-loved food, considering the fact that over a billion people eat at least one potato each day. The average American consumption is at 140 pounds of potatoes per year, while the Germans consume more than 200 pounds of potatoes per year.
Did you know that there is actually a violet-colored potato? Potato also comes in a unique blue-violet color. The vitelotte noire, or simply vitolette, is a gourmet French potato variety which dates its cultivation in France at least since the early 19th century. Because of its remarkable color, it is also called the Chinese truffle. Most importantly, this variety is known to be a great antioxidant.
