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The potato later arrived in Europe sometime before the end of the 16th century by two different ports of entry: the first in Spain around 1570, [18] and the second via the British Isles between 1588 and 1593. The first written mention of the potato is a receipt for delivery dated 28 November 1567 between Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Antwerp.
The potato was first domesticated in southern Peru and northwestern Bolivia [14] by pre-Columbian farmers, around Lake Titicaca. [15] Potatoes were domesticated there about 7,000–10,000 years ago from a species in the S. brevicaule complex. [14] [15] [16]
Helmeted guinea fowl in tall grass. Many foods were originally domesticated in West Africa, including grains like African rice, Pearl Millet, Sorghum, and Fonio; tree crops like Kola nut, used in Coca-Cola, and Oil Palm; and other globally important plant foods such as Watermelon, Tamarind, Okra, Black-eye peas, and Yams. [2]
The Propitious Esculent: The Potato in World History is a book by John Reader outlining the role of the potato (the esculent of the title) in world history. [1] [2] It was also published under the titles The Untold History of the Potato and Potato: A History of the Propitious Esculent.
The introduction of the potato also brought about the first intensive use of fertilizer, in the form of guano imported to Europe from Peru, and the first artificial pesticide, in the form of an arsenic compound used to fight Colorado potato beetles. Before the adoption of the potato as a major crop, the dependence on grain had caused repetitive ...
“Compare that to 3 cups of potato chips (approximately 30 chips) which contain 1 gram of fiber, 23 grams of carbohydrates and 225 calories.” ... Pasta is often one of the first foods many ...
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Potatoes cooked in different ways. The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop.It is the world's fourth-largest food crop, following rice, wheat and corn. [1] The annual diet of an average global citizen in the first decade of the 21st century included about 33 kg (73 lb) of potato. [1]