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Well, credit the unknown botanists of the Andes long ago, & then the Native Peoples who spread the cultivar. & then the Spanish & maybe Portuguese, who brought it to Europe. & then the German statelets & the Russian (?) tsars, who recognized the economic & dietary efficiencies of the tuber. @ that point, when the bulk of the European Jews lived in Russia, Ukraine, Poland - some in diaspora in Turkey? - is when the potato was likely introduced into Jewish cuisine. (Probably predating its introduction to Ireland - I'm sure someone has written this history up.)
I'm not sure when the potato made its way to Ireland - with the British invaders? Before that? There was a lot of resistance among the peasants of Europe to its introduction @ first (the potato was first relegated to them - an efficiency measure, but the 'tato wasn't highly prized beyond that).
Well, go know! (I certainly didn't.) Thanks for that history lesson!
Well, credit the unknown botanists of the Andes long ago, & then the Native Peoples who spread the cultivar. & then the Spanish & maybe Portuguese, who brought it to Europe. & then the German statelets & the Russian (?) tsars, who recognized the economic & dietary efficiencies of the tuber. @ that point, when the bulk of the European Jews lived in Russia, Ukraine, Poland - some in diaspora in Turkey? - is when the potato was likely introduced into Jewish cuisine. (Probably predating its introduction to Ireland - I'm sure someone has written this history up.)
I'm not sure when the potato made its way to Ireland - with the British invaders? Before that? There was a lot of resistance among the peasants of Europe to its introduction @ first (the potato was first relegated to them - an efficiency measure, but the 'tato wasn't highly prized beyond that).
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Originally Posted by DawnMTL
Well, go know! (I certainly didn't.) Thanks for that history lesson!
I want to meet you for a huge plate of fries tomorrow for lunch. Then, for dinner, we can have mashed potatoes and gravy.
And a bean and potato taco for breakfast the next morning! (Did you have any breakfast tacos when you were in Texas?) And potato pancakes! Followed by a baked potato! And then this, my favorite potato recipe: Scalloped Potatoes with Three Cheeses recipe | Epicurious.com . Hashbrowns! Shepherd's Pie! Papas a la Mexicana!
Location: Montreal -> CT -> MA -> Montreal -> Ottawa
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And a bean and potato taco for breakfast the next morning! (Did you have any breakfast tacos when you were in Texas?) And potato pancakes! Followed by a baked potato! And then this, my favorite potato recipe: Scalloped Potatoes with Three Cheeses recipe | Epicurious.com . Hashbrowns! Shepherd's Pie! Papas a la Mexicana!
I love all things potato.
I'm seriously drooling here!!!!!
No! I didn't have breakfast tacos when I was there. I'll have to come back.
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Yes! I'll take you on a food tour.
I'd love that!!!! And with nobody to slow us down...just the imminent food lethargy, which goes away after a nap.
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