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  2. History of the potato - Wikipedia

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    Mentions of the potato to European readers were made in Historia de las Indias in 1552 by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, who wrote that in 1537, when he was in what is now the South American nation of Colombia, his party came across "una especie de trufas" ("a type of truffle") when entering homes of Chibcha people who had fled from the Bogotá ...

  3. Potato - Wikipedia

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    Commercial planting of 'Amflora' was expected in the Czech Republic and Germany in the spring of 2010, and Sweden and the Netherlands in subsequent years. [50] The 'Fortuna' GM potato variety developed by BASF was made resistant to late blight by introgressing two resistance genes, blb1 and blb2, from S. bulbocastanum, a wild potato native to ...

  4. George Speck - Wikipedia

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    After his death, a local legend developed which credited Speck with the invention of potato chips. [7] [8] [9] However, according to Snopes, he "never made the claim that he had invented the potato chip, let alone claimed the tale as his own – those assertions emerged only many years after his death". [10]

  5. Potato chip - Wikipedia

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    Potato chips form a large part of the snack food and convenience food market in Western countries. The global potato chip market generated total revenue of US$16.49 billion in 2005. This accounted for 35.5% of the total savory snacks market in that year (which was $46.1 billion overall). [1]

  6. Potato cooking - Wikipedia

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    In Germany, for example, in 2003–2004, processed potatoes accounted for 34.3 kg per capita per year, compared to 32.5 kg for table potatoes. [33] In the United States, the use of fresh potatoes represented, in 2007, only one third of the total consumption.

  7. McDonald's Fries Are Really Made of Potatoes - AOL

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    Whole potatoes are lined up using high pressure water to go through a tube at speeds between 60 to 70 miles per hour through a potato cutter for precision cutting.

  8. Go Beyond The Basic Sandwich This Year—Here Are Our Most ...

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    Thanksgiving superstars turkey, sweet potatoes, pecans, and cranberries meet Cobb salad stalwarts bacon, blue cheese, and hard-boiled eggs for a fresh take on leftovers that still hits those ...

  9. Woman Says Sister-in-Law Is Upset After She Didn’t Eat Her ...

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    The online community seemed divided. Some argued that the original poster not eating the sweet potato casserole was reasonable, whether it was from last year or made fresh.