The potato belongs to the Nightshade family, a perennial herb, and edible tuber, and is the world's fourth most important food crop. After wheat, rice, and corn.

Potato tubers contain a lot of starch, can provide rich calories for the human body, and are rich in protein, amino acids, and a variety of vitamins, and minerals, especially its vitamin content is the most complete among all food crops.

In Europe and America, especially in North America, the potato has long become the second staple food.

Potatoes are native to the Andes mountains of South America, and the earliest history of artificial cultivation can be traced back to 8000 BC to 5000 years in southern Peru. The potato was brought to Europe from South America by the Spanish in the mid-16th century.

At that time, people always appreciated the beauty of its flowers and used them as decoration.

In 1586, the English collected tobacco and other plant seeds from South America and brought the potato to England. The British climate is suitable for growing potatoes, which are more productive than other grains and easier to manage.

Later, a French agronomist Ann O 'Bamanche found that potatoes could not only be eaten but also be made into bread. Since then, French farmers have been planting potatoes in large areas.

The potato, with its high yield, rich nutrition, and adaptability to the environment, is now widespread throughout the world and can be cultivated and produced in tropical and subtropical countries even during winter or cool seasons.

In November 2005, at the General Assembly of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Permanent Representative of Peru presented a proposal that sought to shift the focus of world attention to the potato for food security and to enhance the importance of potato cultivation in developing countries.

The proposal was adopted that year, and the United Nations declared 2008 the International Year of the Potato. In 2010, the world's potato production has reached 324.188.89 million tons, and the People's Republic of China is the world's largest producer of nearly 75 million tons.

Potatoes can supplement nutrition, and the role of nourishing the stomach, invigorating the spleen and dampness, moistening the bowel, and lowering sugar and lipid.

1. Get some nutrition. Because potatoes can be a staple food. Potatoes are relatively easy to digest and absorb and can provide a lot of calories. In European and American countries, especially North America. Potatoes have long been used as a second staple food.

2. Nourishing the stomach and invigorating the spleen. Potatoes contain a lot of starch and a lot of vitamin C, which can promote the digestion and absorption function of the spleen and stomach.

3. Moisten the bowel. Potatoes contain a lot of dietary fiber, which can moisten the bowel. Help the body timely excretion of some metabolic toxins, and prevent constipation.

4. Reduce blood sugar and blood fat. Potatoes can provide a large number of special protective mucin, which can promote the body's digestion and absorption.

As for how to eat potatoes, cheese-mashed potatoes are a good choice.

Main material

Cheese slice

potato

Green pepper

carrot

onion

starch

salt

1. Dice green pepper, carrot, and onion.

2. Peel and dice potatoes and steam for 10-15 minutes.

3. Mashed potatoes.

4. Add the cheese slices and stir while still warm until melted.

5. Set aside in a container.

6. Put a little oil in the pot and heat it with green peppers, carrots, and diced Onions.

7. Add a little starch and some water.

8. Cook until thick and add a little salt.

9. Finish by drizzling over mashed potatoes.