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What sort of things were you making with the potatoes? Just to get a picture of what the family ate, and accompanied it with. Did you and any siblings find it m

by prawn 3y ago

What sort of things were you making with the potatoes? Just to get a picture of what the family ate, and accompanied it with. Did you and any siblings find it miserable or did you cope well? How did you address disease being introduced when resowing? I usually buy accredited seed potatoes because if I sow the eyes from old potatoes, sometimes by the time I'm harvesting, I find that the inside is diseased.

ivanjermakov 3y ago
> What sort of things were you making with the potatoes? Just to get a picture of what the family ate, and accompanied it with. In the country I'm from potato is the main ingredient in traditional cuisine (you could try to guess what country it is): - potato in any form: baked, boiled, fried, mashed; often with cutlets/baked fish/beans and onions - various soups with chicken/meatballs and vegetables - potato pancakes[1] - some salads where potato is a main ingredient[2] I might've missed some, but in our family we basically ate boiled potatoes every dinner. > Did you and any siblings find it miserable or did you cope well? Yes, both miserable from eating it so often, and from having to help in the vegetable garden (it was forced by our parents). 8 year later, I still feel oversaturated by eating it and I consume it not very often. > How did you address disease being introduced when resowing? We collected potato beetles by hand... I still remember half-cut 1L bottles with them. Some chemicals existed at that time, but we never used it, probably because parents thought that they might be harmful for humans... > ...I find that the inside is diseased Surprisingly, not much tubers were diseased or rotten. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato_pancake https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato_pancake [2]: https://sweetandsavorymeals.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/potato-salad-recipe-1024x1536.jpg.webp https://sweetandsavorymeals.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/p...
- prawn 3y ago
  I assumed Eastern Europe from the name? Your weariness of potatoes is a bit like mine with pasta - grew up eating it five nights a week and got quite bored of it. My background is Slovenian, and potatoes are common for us also, though not really potato pancakes that I can remember. We had some great potato salads and soups though!
lm28469 3y ago
? It's one of the most versatile thing you can grow Potato bread, potatoes galettes, gnocchis, inside dumplings, soup, gratins, mashed, baked, fried, boiled, &c. People eat pasta or rice everyday with no issues, potatoes can be used in the same way, if not more
- prawn 3y ago
  Yes, I know, which is why I was curious about specific examples from their culture. I wasn't expressing shock that it would be used a lot.

by prawn 3y ago

ivanjermakov 3y ago

> What sort of things were you making with the potatoes? Just to get a picture of what the family ate, and accompanied it with. In the country I'm from potato is the main ingredient in traditional cuisine (you could try to guess what country it is): - potato in any form: baked, boiled, fried, mashed; often with cutlets/baked fish/beans and onions - various soups with chicken/meatballs and vegetables - potato pancakes[1] - some salads where potato is a main ingredient[2] I might've missed some, but in our family we basically ate boiled potatoes every dinner. > Did you and any siblings find it miserable or did you cope well? Yes, both miserable from eating it so often, and from having to help in the vegetable garden (it was forced by our parents). 8 year later, I still feel oversaturated by eating it and I consume it not very often. > How did you address disease being introduced when resowing? We collected potato beetles by hand... I still remember half-cut 1L bottles with them. Some chemicals existed at that time, but we never used it, probably because parents thought that they might be harmful for humans... > ...I find that the inside is diseased Surprisingly, not much tubers were diseased or rotten. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato_pancake https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato_pancake [2]: https://sweetandsavorymeals.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/potato-salad-recipe-1024x1536.jpg.webp https://sweetandsavorymeals.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/p...

prawn 3y ago
I assumed Eastern Europe from the name? Your weariness of potatoes is a bit like mine with pasta - grew up eating it five nights a week and got quite bored of it. My background is Slovenian, and potatoes are common for us also, though not really potato pancakes that I can remember. We had some great potato salads and soups though!

lm28469 3y ago

? It's one of the most versatile thing you can grow Potato bread, potatoes galettes, gnocchis, inside dumplings, soup, gratins, mashed, baked, fried, boiled, &c. People eat pasta or rice everyday with no issues, potatoes can be used in the same way, if not more

prawn 3y ago
Yes, I know, which is why I was curious about specific examples from their culture. I wasn't expressing shock that it would be used a lot.