Alice McFlurry Mar 16
I think the person who "invented" the potato is the greatest innovator of our time because they actually tried to eat a potato and were like "OMG what is this raw, hard, bland, starchy mass?!?" but then had the drive and perseverance to try cooking that blob into the edge of obliteration to realize it's one of the most delightful foods on the planet.
Show threadDavid Pollak
@Alice @hiway there’s an article about that https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-potato-changed-the-world-108470605/
How the Potato Changed the World

Brought to Europe from the New World by Spanish explorers, the lowly potato gave rise to modern industrial agriculture

Smithsonian Magazine
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Show threadIsaac Ji KuoMar 16
@dpp @Alice @hiway So, as usual, it wasn't a homo sapiens who "invented" eating something, it was other animals who figured out how to eat them and observant humans imitated what they were doing.
Show thread✨Based Plant🎸Mar 16
@dpp @Alice @hiway @sofonofos