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why do i love potatoes so much? i once saw on nat geo or whatever that humans have been designed from millennia to expect a high carb energy from potatoes and t
by 2Gkashmiri 5y ago
why do i love potatoes so much? i once saw on nat geo or whatever that humans have been designed from millennia to expect a high carb energy from potatoes and that made them appealing.
the fried ones are even better but generally potatoes are those "least hated foods"
- marginalia_nu 5y agoPotatoes are a new world crop though, so I don't see how anyone outside of indigenous americans would have millennia of exposure to potatoes.
- devilbunny 5y agoDense energy source that doesn't usually have a strong flavor on its own, keeps well, and grows in a wide variety of climates? There are plenty of starchy plants - plantains, other tubers, taro - but potatoes will grow in non-tropical climates, which is a big benefit (and was an even bigger one before fast refrigerated transport). They're also easier to harvest by hand in usable quantities than, say, grains.