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Potatoes are a ubiquitous worldwide crop and an important food source for much of humanity today (in fact, potatoes the fourth largest food crop after rice, wheat and barley). As a result it is difficult for us to remember that potatoes have their in America origin and were unknown before 1536 in the old world.

Potatoes are starchy tubers of the plant, in fact, Solanum tuberosum, a member of the Solonaceae (deadly nightshade) family of flowering plants. In fact, 99% are grown all potatoes worldwide actually the cultivar Solanum tuberosum Tuberosum and by the Chiloé archipelago are derived, where you were grown by the indigenous population of Chile.

The introduce d Spaniard potatoes to Europe in 1536 and the food spread around the world by European seafarers. In fact, even leads the English word "Potato" of the Spanish patata, is a portmanteau word formed from a combination of the Taino Batata (sweet potato) and the Quechua dad (potato). its seems that, initially at least, the potato was considered a kind of sweet potato (rather than the other way around, now a common misconception). This presumption is taken - by Elizabethan cookery books out the first mention of "Potatoes" as a synonym for sweet potatoes. Only around 1610 and later common potatoes (known as Virginia potatoes currently) are mentioned in the production of salads and other dishes.

Today retains this confusion between potatoes and sweet potatoes and potatoes than Irish potatoes to distinguish it from sweet potatoes are English-speaking parts of sub-Saharan Africa also carbohydrate staples are known.

Potatoes are also incredibly versatile as a food source. Is a storage organ for the parent plant Pack much carbohydrates in the form of strength) and thus considerable energy. However, 7% these carbohydrate is indigestible for human health and is one that same as nutrition ary fibers (it is 14% if the potato is cooked and consumed cold). As a result, can eat potatoes be a major preventive against colorectal cancer. Interestingly potatoes glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity improve and are important in controlling diabetes. What is much less known is that potatoes can also plasma cholesterol and triglyceride levels. A very interesting effect in this is there although with carbohydrates wrapped potatoes increase also saturation, so eat baked or steamed potatoes with diet-ing will really help. A single potato (with skin) will actually provide 45% of the bodys daily requirement of vitamin c.

View of the Kochs potatoes are also very versatile inasmuch as they can be boiled, baked, flat, fried, deep fried, added as a bulking agent used to fritters and stews or as a thickening agent. It is also possible to extract the strength of the potato, which can be used in the manufacture of cakes, breads and cookies.

The potato is so important in terms of global nutrition, that the United Nations 2008 named as the "year of the potato" in recognition of the potatos role in the diet of the developing world. To highlight this, below, I present a recipe for a classic Irish potato bracket:

Colcannon

Ingredients:
450 g kale
450 g potatoes
2 Leeks
240 ml milk
120 g butter
1 / 4 Teaspoon of freshly grated nutmeg
Salt and black pepper to taste

Method:
Slightly salted add Kale in a large pan of water and boil until soft (20 minutes). Drain, let cool and then chop to destroy the Greens.

Finely chop the leeks, then place enough milk to cover in a pan together with straight. To bring to a simmer and continue cooking until the leeks (8 minutes) are soft.

In the meantime, Peel and chop potatoes and slightly salted add o of a pan of water. Back to a boil and continue cooking until the potatoes are soft (about 25 minutes). Drain the potatoes and then well above mash stir - in the leeks and boiling milk. Back to the heat mixture in the Kale then cream altogether, soft until the mixture and is colored green. Continue cooking until heated through and then the butter and cooking, until the butter melted and combined with the potatoes.

Dyfed Lloyd Evans runs the Celtnet free recipes website, where you can find many hundreds of recipes for potatoes, as well as an extensive collection of traditional Irish recipes.