This Spud’s For You

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Fried roasted mashed steamed it s hard to imagine life without the crispy fluffy comfort blanket of potatoes But until the late 1500s no one outside the Americas had ever encountered this terrific tuber and initially Europeans particularly peasant farmers didn t trust it at all Or did they This episode we tell the story of the potato s rise to global dominance once it set sail from its native Andean home and the stories behind that story From tax evasion and population explosions to soup kitchens and potato bling listen in now as Rebecca Earle author of the new book Feeding the People helps us uncover the delightful myths and even more incredible true history of the spud See omnystudio com listener for privacy information Click here to visit this podcast episode

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