It's funny given the resistance it first had in Europe. It's part of the nightshade family and was largely used as animal feed until the 18th century when it was popularized in large part due to a Frenchman named Parmentier. One story claims he hired guards for his potato fields to create the impression of value, but dismissed then at dusk so peasants could steal them and get hooked on the starchy goodness
It's funny given the resistance it first had in Europe. It's part of the nightshade family and was largely used as animal feed until the 18th century when it was popularized in large part due to a Frenchman named Parmentier. One story claims he hired guards for his potato fields to create the impression of value, but dismissed then at dusk so peasants could steal them and get hooked on the starchy goodness
I heard the exact same story about the german kaiser lmao
Yeah there's a couple people it gets attributed to, Wikipedia mentions Frederick the Great for example