Most planted in the world but China is not a potato kingdom

Potatoes are the most popular tuber crop in the world and the fourth most popular crop in terms of fresh yields - just behind rice, wheat and corn.Surprisingly, rice - the legacy of Asian peoples is not in this top 4.

The name of potato is whether it is a potato of the West?

I don't know when the potato originated, but it is true that the potato originated from "West side". A 2005 study found that potatoes had only one source from the southern region of Peru.

Potato tubers have only one source from the southern region of Peru.

This overturned previous assumptions that this plant was first grown in Argentina or Bolivia. After analyzing DNA samples of 261 wild potato varieties and 98 cultivated potato varieties, American and British scientists concluded that the potato varieties were all derived from a regionally grown potato. Southern Peru from about 7,000 to 10,000 years ago.

Since the beginning of the 21st century, China has become the world's largest potato producer, followed by India. Particularly, potato production in China and India accounts for one third of global production. That makes many people misunderstand the origin of potatoes originating from China.

Despite being at the forefront of potato production, of the 95 million tons of annual output, more than half are used for export or for animal feed. Chinese people eat less potatoes. This type of food is also thought to be only for the poor.

Pictures of potatoes are sold at a market place in Cusco, Peru.

Currently in Peru there are up to 3,000 different types of potatoes. Potatoes in Peru are not only yellow in color and round like in Vietnam but are diversified. In particular, purple potatoes in Peru not only taste delicious chestnut but also very good for health.

Peru's specialty Ceviche is also made from mashed potatoes. Potatoes in Peru are used according to different types of dishes.

Potato Ceviche.

The battle of potatoes

In the world, there were conflicts between Chile and Peru because of potatoes. Everything comes from the studies of professors and scholars on the issue of which potatoes are the legacy of the country. So tense, the National Assembly of Peru had to pass a potato protection law in 2005. In the following year, the country also registered the international copyright for Peruvian products. Currently, the international potato center based in Lima, Peru, holds a worldwide potato-like ISO collection.