Ingredient

Potato

Vegetables and Vegetable Products

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.

Facts

Disputed

Earliest Documented Use, From (Year)

from 8000 BCE 2

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)

to 5000 BCE 2

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 Region

The Andean highlands of Peru and Bolivia 1

Potato

1 entry

Course

Bombay Sandwich

Potato

Connections

Used By

Abgoosht

Source Abgoosht (Wikipedia)

Ajiaco

Aloo Gobi

Source Aloo Gobi (Wikipedia)

Aquavit

Bacalhau a Gomes de Sa

Source Bacalhau ? Gomes de S? (Wikipedia)

Baeckeoffe

Source Baeckeoffe (Wikipedia)

Baked Potato

Source Baked potato (Wikipedia)

Bombay Sandwich

Source Bombay sandwich (Wikipedia)

British Cuisine

Potato became a British staple after its introduction from the Americas.

Source British Cuisine (Wikipedia)

Caldo galego

Source Caldo galego (Wikipedia)

Caldo Verde

Cawl

Source Cawl - Wikipedia

Cepelinai

Source Cepelinai (Wikipedia)

Chanakhi

Source Chanakhi (Wikipedia)

Chilean Cuisine

Source Larousse Gastronomique

Chupe

Source Chupe - Wikipedia

Coddle

Source Coddle - Wikipedia

Cotriade

Source Cotriade (Wikipedia)

Coxinha

Source Coxinha - Wikipedia

Cullen Skink

Source Cullen skink (Wikipedia)

Dimlama

Source Dimlama (Wikipedia)

Dressed herring

Source Dressed herring (Wikipedia)

Dum Aloo

Source Wikipedia: Dum aloo

Fish and Chips

French Fries

Source French fries (Wikipedia)

Fricot

Source Fricot (Wikipedia)

Gaisburger Marsch

Source Gaisburger Marsch (Wikipedia)

Galinha a portuguesa

Source Galinha a portuguesa (Wikipedia)

German Cuisine

Potato is central to German home cooking.

Source German Cuisine (Wikipedia)

Gnocchi

Hash Browns

Source Hash browns - Wikipedia

Home Fries

Source Wikipedia: Home fries

Hotdish

Source Hotdish (Wikipedia)

Irish Stew

Source Irish stew (Wikipedia)

Jansson's Temptation

Source Jansson's Temptation (Wikipedia)

Kopytka

Source Kopytka (Wikipedia)

Kugel

Source Kugel (Wikipedia)

Kulajda

Source Wikipedia, Kulajda

Kumpir

Source Kumpir (Wikipedia)

Langos

Locro

Source Locro (Wikipedia)

Lohikeitto

Source Lohikeitto (Wikipedia)

Lomo Saltado

Source The Oxford Companion to FoodAlan Davidson

Maluns

Source Maluns (Wikipedia)

Mashed Potato

Source Mashed Potato (Wikipedia)

Massaman Curry

Source Massaman Curry (Wikipedia)

Naengmyeon

Source Wikipedia: Naengmyeon

Olivier Salad

Source Olivier Salad (Wikipedia)

Orama

Source Orama (dish) (Wikipedia)

Pani Puri

Source Pani puri, Wikipedia

Panipuri

Source Panipuri (Wikipedia)

Papa a la Huancaína

Source Papa a la Huanca?na (Wikipedia)

Papadam

Source Papadam (Wikipedia)

Papas arrugadas

Source Papas arrugadas (Wikipedia)

Patatas a lo pobre

Source Patatas a lo pobre (Wikipedia)

Pierogi

Pitepalt

Source Pitepalt (Wikipedia)

Polish Cuisine

Source Larousse Gastronomique

Potato Pancake

Source Potato pancake (Wikipedia)

Potato Salad

Source Potato salad (Wikipedia)

Potée

Source Pot?e (Wikipedia)

Potjiekos

Source Potjiekos, Wikipedia

Rosti

Source Rosti - Wikipedia

Rumbledethumps

Source Rumbledethumps (Wikipedia)

Rumford's Soup

Source Rumford's Soup (Wikipedia)

Schupfnudel

Source Wikipedia, Schupfnudel

Shepherd's Pie

Shukto

Source Shukto - Wikipedia

Soup Joumou

Source Soup joumou (Wikipedia)

Stew

Source Stew (Wikipedia)

Suaasat

Source Wikipedia, Suaasat

Tartiflette

Source Tartiflette (Wikipedia)

Tortilla Espanola

Tuna pot

Source Tuna pot (Wikipedia)

Varenyky

Vinegret

Source Vinegret (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. The Oxford Companion to Food

Alan Davidson, Oxford University Press, 2014

entry: Potato
The potato Solanum tuberosum, now a staple food in most parts of the world
Used By: Lomo Saltado

2. Potato (Wikipedia)

WikipediaHistory, Domestication section

Quote, History, Domestication section

Potatoes were domesticated there about 7,000-10,000 years ago from a species in the S. brevicaule complex.

View the Source

British Cuisine (Wikipedia)

WikipediaUsed By: British CuisineView the Source

German Cuisine (Wikipedia)

WikipediaUsed By: German CuisineView the Source

Cepelinai (Wikipedia)

WikipediaUsed By: CepelinaiView the Source

Larousse Gastronomique

Hamlyn, 2009

Used By: Polish Cuisine, entry: Potato
Used By: Chilean Cuisine, entry: Potato

Cullen skink (Wikipedia)

WikipediaUsed By: Cullen Skink, Infobox main_ingredient field: Smoked [[haddock]] ([[finnan haddie]]), [[potato]]es and [[onion]]sView the Source

Jansson's Temptation (Wikipedia)

WikipediaUsed By: Jansson's Temptation, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Potato]]es, [[onion]]s, pickled [[sprat]]s and [[cream]]View the Source

Dimlama (Wikipedia)

WikipediaUsed By: Dimlama, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Meat]] ([[Lamb and mutton|lamb]], [[veal]], or [[beef]]), [[potato]]es, [[onion]]s, [[vegetable]]s, sometimes [[fruit]]sView the Source

Potjiekos, Wikipedia

Used By: Potjiekos, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Meat]], [[vegetable]]s like [[cabbage]], [[carrots]], [[cauliflower]], [[potato]]es; [[beer]] or a [[dessert wine]]View the Source

Irish stew (Wikipedia)

WikipediaUsed By: Irish Stew, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Lamb and mutton|Lamb]] or [[beef]], [[potato]]es, [[carrot]]s, [[onion]]s, [[parsley]], [[cooking wine]] (sometimes), [[beer]] (sometimes)View the Source

Tartiflette (Wikipedia)

Used By: Tartiflette, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Potato]]es, [[reblochon]], [[lardon]]s, [[onion]]sView the Source

Aloo Gobi (Wikipedia)

Used By: Aloo Gobi, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Potato]]es, [[cauliflower]], [[List of Indian spices|Indian spices]] ([[turmeric]])View the Source

Rosti - Wikipedia

Used By: Rosti, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Potato]]es, [[butter]] or other fatView the Source

Wikipedia: Naengmyeon

Used By: Naengmyeon, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Noodle]]s (flour and starch of [[buckwheat]], [[potato]]es, [[sweet potato]]es)View the Source

Pani puri, Wikipedia

Used By: Pani Puri, Infobox main_ingredient field: Puri ([[atta (flour)|atta]] or [[semolina]] flour), [[chickpea]], [[potato]]es, [[coriander leaf]] water, [[tamarind]] waterView the Source

Coxinha - Wikipedia

Used By: Coxinha, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Chicken as food|Chicken]], [[broth]], [[flour]], sometimes [[potato]]es, and [[requeij?o]]View the Source

Wikipedia: Dum aloo

Used By: Dum Aloo, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Potato]], [[Indian spices]], [[ginger]], [[garlic]], [[onion]], [[herbs]]View the Source

Hash browns - Wikipedia

Used By: Hash Browns, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Potato]]View the Source

Coddle - Wikipedia

Used By: Coddle, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Potato]]es, pork sausage, [[Bacon#In the English-speaking world|rashers]], onionView the Source

Wikipedia: Home fries

Used By: Home Fries, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Potato]]es, [[vegetable oil]] or [[butter]]View the Source

Cawl - Wikipedia

Used By: Cawl, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Potato]]es, [[rutabaga|swedes]], [[carrot]]s, [[leek]]s, [[meat]]View the Source

Wikipedia, Kulajda

Used By: Kulajda, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Sour cream]], [[potato]]es, [[dill]], [[quail]] eggs, [[mushroom]]sView the Source

Abgoosht (Wikipedia)

WikipediaUsed By: Abgoosht, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Lamb (food)|lamb]], [[chickpea]]s, [[common bean|white beans]], [[onion]], [[potato]]es, and [[tomato]]es, [[turmeric]], and [[dried lime]]View the Source

Wikipedia, Schupfnudel

Used By: Schupfnudel, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Rye]] or [[wheat flour]] or [[potato]]es, [[Egg (food)|eggs]]View the Source

Pot?e (Wikipedia)

Used By: Potée, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Pork]], [[vegetable]]s ([[cabbage]], [[potato]]es)View the Source

French fries (Wikipedia)

Used By: French Fries, Infobox main_ingredient field: {{Plainlist| * [[Potato]]es * [[Cooking oil|Oil]] * [[Salt#Edible salt|Salt]] }}View the Source

Panipuri (Wikipedia)

Used By: Panipuri, Infobox main_ingredient field: Puri ([[atta (flour)|atta]] or [[semolina]] flour), [[chickpea]], [[potato]]es, [[coriander leaf]] water, [[tamarind]] waterView the Source

Papa a la Huanca?na (Wikipedia)

Used By: Papa a la Huancaína, Infobox main_ingredient field: Yellow [[potato]]es, Huanca?na sauce ([[queso fresco]], [[vegetable oil]], [[aji pepper|aj? amarillo]], [[evaporated milk]], [[salt]])View the Source

Chanakhi (Wikipedia)

Used By: Chanakhi, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Lamb and mutton|Lamb]], [[tomato]]es, [[aubergine]]s, [[potato]]es, [[garlic]], [[Leaf vegetable|greens]]View the Source

Potato salad (Wikipedia)

Used By: Potato Salad, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Potato]]esView the Source

Soup joumou (Wikipedia)

Used By: Soup Joumou, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Calabaza|Squash]], [[beef]], [[potato]]es, [[vegetable]]sView the Source

Potato pancake (Wikipedia)

Used By: Potato Pancake, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Potato]]es, [[flour]], [[Eggs as food|egg]], [[cooking oil]]View the Source

Olivier Salad (Wikipedia)

Used By: Olivier Salad, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Potato]]es, [[vegetable]]s, [[Egg (food)|eggs]], [[meat]], [[mayonnaise]]View the Source

Papadam (Wikipedia)

Used By: Papadam, Infobox main_ingredient field: {{hlist|Flour from [[lentil]]s|[[urad (bean)|black gram]]|[[chickpea]]s|[[potato]]|[[sago]]|[[rice flour|rice]]}}View the Source

Mashed Potato (Wikipedia)

Used By: Mashed Potato, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Potato]]es, [[butter]], [[milk]] or [[cream]], [[Edible salt|salt]], [[black pepper]]View the Source

Baked potato (Wikipedia)

Used By: Baked Potato, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Potato]]View the Source

Vinegret (Wikipedia)

Used By: Vinegret, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[beet]], [[potato]], [[carrot]], [[onion]], [[sauerkraut]] and/or [[pickled cucumber|brined pickles]]View the Source

Lohikeitto (Wikipedia)

Used By: Lohikeitto, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Salmon as food|Salmon]] fillets, [[potato]]es, [[leek]]sView the Source

Dressed herring (Wikipedia)

Used By: Dressed herring, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Herring (food)|Herring]], [[vegetable]]s ([[potato]]es, [[carrot]]s, [[beetroot]]s), [[onion]]s, [[mayonnaise]]View the Source

Kumpir (Wikipedia)

Used By: Kumpir, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Potato]]View the Source

Caldo galego (Wikipedia)

Used By: Caldo galego, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Cabbage]] or other greens, [[potato]]es, [[white bean]]s, fatty [[pork]]View the Source

Rumbledethumps (Wikipedia)

Used By: Rumbledethumps, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Potato]]es, [[cabbage]], [[onion]]sView the Source

Maluns (Wikipedia)

Used By: Maluns, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Potato]]es, [[flour]], [[butter]]View the Source

Papas arrugadas (Wikipedia)

Used By: Papas arrugadas, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Potato]]esView the Source

Kopytka (Wikipedia)

Used By: Kopytka, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Potato]]es, [[flour]], [[cheese]], fried [[bacon]] or [[onion]]View the Source

Gaisburger Marsch (Wikipedia)

Used By: Gaisburger Marsch, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Meat]], beef [[broth]], [[potato]]es, [[Sp?tzle]]View the Source

Patatas a lo pobre (Wikipedia)

Used By: Patatas a lo pobre, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Potato]]es, [[onion]]s, [[olive oil]], [[vinegar]], [[garlic]], [[bell pepper]]sView the Source

Kugel (Wikipedia)

Used By: Kugel, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Lokshen]] noodles or [[potato]]es, less commonly [[Matzah|matzo]], [[challah]], [[rice]], [[apple]], [[cornmeal]], [[dough]]View the Source

Hotdish (Wikipedia)

Used By: Hotdish, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Starch]] ([[potato]]es, [[pasta]], etc.), cream soup (typically [[cream of mushroom soup|cream of mushroom]]), meat, vegetablesView the Source

Rumford's Soup (Wikipedia)

WikipediaUsed By: Rumford's Soup, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Pearl barley]], dried yellow [[pea]]s, [[potato]]es, [[beer]]View the Source

Pitepalt (Wikipedia)

Used By: Pitepalt, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Potato]]es, [[wheat]] or [[barley flour]], saltView the Source

Galinha a portuguesa (Wikipedia)

Used By: Galinha a portuguesa, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Chicken as food|chicken]]<br>[[potato]]View the Source

Tuna pot (Wikipedia)

Used By: Tuna pot, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Potato]]es, [[Tuna as food|tuna]], [[onion]]s, [[Bell pepper|peppers]], and [[tomato]]esView the Source

Fricot (Wikipedia)

Used By: Fricot, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Meat]] ([[Chicken (food)|chicken]], [[clam]]s, [[Rabbit meat|rabbit]], [[beef]] or [[pork]]), [[potato]]es, [[onion]]s, [[dumpling]]sView the Source

Cotriade (Wikipedia)

Used By: Cotriade, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Fish (food)|Fish]], [[potato]]esView the Source

Orama (dish) (Wikipedia)

Used By: Orama, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Dough]]: [[flour]], [[water]], [[salt]]<br />Filling: [[meat]], [[potato]]es, [[animal fat]], sometimes [[pumpkin]]View the Source

Locro (Wikipedia)

WikipediaUsed By: Locro, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient fieldView the Source

Massaman Curry (Wikipedia)

WikipediaUsed By: Massaman Curry, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient fieldView the Source

Chupe - Wikipedia

Used By: Chupe, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient fieldView the Source

Shukto - Wikipedia

Used By: Shukto, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient fieldView the Source

Wikipedia, Suaasat

Used By: Suaasat, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient fieldView the Source

Bacalhau ? Gomes de S? (Wikipedia)

Used By: Bacalhau a Gomes de Sa, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient fieldView the Source

Stew (Wikipedia)

Used By: Stew, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient fieldView the Source

Bombay sandwich (Wikipedia)

Used By: Bombay Sandwich, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient fieldView the Source

Baeckeoffe (Wikipedia)

Used By: Baeckeoffe, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient fieldView the Source

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