A special day for what we believe started as a wild plant in Peru and domesticated about 9,000 years ago. Today is National Potato day! Spain called it The Patata. And the first known were the sweet potato, like this one. The regular white potato was known as the “bastard potato” back in the 16th century. Today there […]
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So, Ketchup or Mayo?
The name first appeared in an 1865 cook book. The Belgians say they created them, the French say they did. Today is National French Fries day! (In the USA anyway) We call them fries, our friends across the pond say chips and in India: Finger chips. Ketchup, Mayo, Vinegar or pile on the Chili and […]
