A starchy tuber domesticated in the Andean highlands of present-day Peru and Bolivia, carried to Europe after the sixteenth-century Columbian Exchange and, from there, to the rest of the world; still a foundation of Peruvian and Andean cuisine, with thousands of native varieties grown in the Andes today.
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Earliest Documented Use, From (Year)Sourced to the subject's own accountA more precisely dated anchor exists alongside this broad genetic-domestication estimate: the earliest archaeologically verified potato tuber remains, at the coastal site of Ancon in central Peru, date to 2500 BC, a firmer single point than the range this fact records. Earliest Documented Use, To (Year)Sourced to the subject's own accountClosing bound of the same 7,000 to 10,000 years ago domestication estimate; see the start-year note for the firmer 2500 BC archaeological anchor at Ancon. Origin RegionThe Andean highlands of Peru and Bolivia 1 Potato
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Potato became a British staple after its introduction from the Americas.
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German Cuisine, Cuisines Potato is central to German home cooking.
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1. The Oxford Companion to Food
Alan Davidson, Oxford University Press, 2014entry: Potato
The potato Solanum tuberosum, now a staple food in most parts of the world
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2. Potato (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHistory, Domestication sectionQuote, History, Domestication section
Potatoes were domesticated there about 7,000-10,000 years ago from a species in the S. brevicaule complex.
British Cuisine (Wikipedia)
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Larousse Gastronomique
Hamlyn, 2009- Used By: Polish Cuisine, entry: Potato
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