The potato

What is the connection between Christopher Columbus and the food we

eat?
History of potatoes
They first came to Europe brought by
Christopher Columbus. He discovered them
in 1492. He liked the vegetable so much so
he took some to grow in Europe. At the first
Indian people were eating potatoes and
when Christopher Columbus visited America
he found out that Indian people were eating
potato.
What can you use potato for?

fries Chips
• We make fries from potato • Chips are made from potato
They are called “French fries” they slice. They are salted or cooked.
come from North America. They Original recipe is made by
are served with ketchup, William Kitchiner. Which is
mayonnaise and tomato sauce. published in 1817. in the 20th-
French fries are also made by century potato chips became so
sweet potatoes instead of potato. popular.
Potato species
• There are more than 4000
species of potato. Many species
are in the Andes. They are of
different sizes and shapes. There
are also 180 wild potato species.
one of them is purple. It is so
hard to grow because it needs to
be in its original shape. It is very
expensive to buy.
• There is one more its called
sweet potato. It comes from
Thailand and it is most popular
street food in Thailand. Their
skin is healthy so people are also
eating skin too.