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Or fruits that still exist that we don't really know about. There are 3800 different types of potatoes in Peru apparently. Why can we only get like 7? Also,
by soperj 7y ago
Or fruits that still exist that we don't really know about. There are 3800 different types of potatoes in Peru apparently. Why can we only get like 7?
Also, seems like Asian countries all have their distinct version of aspergillus oryzae that they've domesticated, how many others are there waiting out there to dramatically change the taste of food.
- nkurz 7y ago> There are 3800 different types of potatoes in Peru apparently. Why can we only get like 7? If you are willing to grow you own, the Kenosha Potato Project gives sources for a few hundred: http://www.curzio.com/N/PotatoCatalog.htm http://www.curzio.com/N/PotatoCatalog.htm
- soperj 7y agov. cool. thanks!
- paranoidrobot 7y ago> Why can we only get like 7? It's a very regional thing. In Australia when I was a kid there were basically just one or two types of potatoes (other than the 'washed', 'unwashed', and 'young' varieties). However going to Tasmania... there's dozens, maybe hundreds of varieties that you can't get outside the state. It's the same with a bunch of things down there - apples, for instance - there's a huge variety of them that are available for maybe 2 weeks in a year, grown on a handful of small farms. Miss that window and you have to wait for the next year.