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"Bruh, are you trying to poison us!?" (lemmy.world)

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[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year 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!

[–] Adm_Drummer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

For anyone curious about Hachis Parmentier:

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

[–] problematicPanther@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Also, it's delicious, much like shepherds pie

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

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