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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

The French put up potatoe fields guarded by the military, but the soldiers were instructed to not catch anyone trying to steal the potato plants. Thus making people think it was valuable, and cultivate it.

In sweden they introduced it, people cultivated it but ate the leafs and got sick so they went on a rampage to kill the persons who had introduced them to potatoes.

BTW the Hachis Parmentier is a dish named after Parmentier and it's delicious!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

For anyone curious about Hachis Parmentier:

It's shepherds pie but french. That is all.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

Also, it's delicious, much like shepherds pie

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

I always thought that was some German King with the "guarded" patches.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I might be wrong, learned it here in France, any potato historians out there?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

The same story is definitely told about Frederick the Great, who put great effort into cultivating the potato in Prussia.