Potatoes Around the World
This Canadian dish is made with French fries, cheese curds, and gravy.
What is Poutine?
This South American country is considered the birthplace of the potato.
What is Peru?
This phrase describes someone who spends a lot of time sitting and watching TV or relaxing on the couch.
What is a Couch Potato?
These breakfast potatoes are shredded, fried until crispy, and often served alongside eggs and bacon.
What are Hash Browns?
Potatoes are 100% carbohydrate.
False
Potatoes contain mostly carbohydrates, but they also provide vitamin C, potassium, fiber, and small amounts of protein.
Colcannon is a traditional mashed potato dish that combines cabbage or kale and green onions, it's origins are rooted in which European country?
What is, Ireland.
This country became so dependent on potatoes that a crop failure in the 1840s led to a devastating famine.
What is Ireland?
Complete this nursery rhyme: "One potato, two potato, three potato, four..."
What is "Five potato, six potato, seven potato, more"?
These fries are made from a variety of potato that is often orange inside and enjoyed best when dipped in chipotle sauce.
What are Sweet Potato Fries?
The French fry was invented and enjoyed before the Potato Chip.
True
Fried potato strips similar to French fries were being eaten in Europe as early as the late 1600s. Potato chips are generally believed to have been invented much later, around 1853, when a chef reportedly sliced potatoes extra thin and fried them until crispy.
These small Italian dumplings are often made using potatoes and served with sauce.
What is Gnocchi?
This famous toy, first sold in 1952, lets children create funny faces on a potato-shaped figure.
What is Mr. Potato Head.
This popular children's game involves passing an object from person to person as quickly as possible, as though it might burn your hands.
What is Hot Potato?
These fluffy potatoes are boiled, crushed, and mixed with butter and milk.
What are Mashed Potatoes?
The world's largest potato weighed more than 8 pounds.
True
A giant potato weighing over 8 pounds has been recorded.
These Polish dumplings are often filled with potatoes and cheese and are a popular comfort food served with onions or sour cream.
What are Perogies?
This snack was popularized in 1853 at Moon's Lake House in Saratoga Springs, New York when chef George Crum became annoyed after a customer was complain that his fried potatoes were too thick. Crum sliced them paper-thin, fried them crisp, and salted them heavily.
What are Potato Chips?
"Get your smile on" is this potato chip brands advertising slogan.
What is Lays.
This potato dish is baked in the oven with cream, cheese, or other toppings until bubbly and golden.
What is a Potato Casserole (or Scalloped Potatoes)
The eyes of a potato help it see underground.
False
Potato "eyes" aren't real eyes. They are small buds that can sprout and grow into a new potato plant. Farmers often cut potatoes into pieces, making sure each piece has at least one eye, and plant them to grow new potatoes.
These crispy potato pancakes are often eaten during Hanukkah in Jewish tradition.
What are Latkes?
Potato plants made history in 1995 when they became the first vegetable grown in this unusual place.
What is space?
This common phrase describes a hearty, filling meal that includes the basic foods many families grew up eating.
What is "Meat and Potatoes"?
These crispy potato halves are often topped with cheese, bacon, and sour cream and are a popular appetizer at restaurants.
What are Potato Skins?
Potatoes can be used to make vodka.
True
Vodka can be made from potatoes because potatoes contain starches that can be converted into sugars. These sugars are fermented and then distilled to produce alcohol. While many vodkas today are made from grains such as wheat, rye, or corn, potato vodka is still produced and is known for its rich, creamy texture.