How the humble potato changed world history

Описание: Whether baked, fried, boiled, or roasted, in its jacket or peeled, as chips or fries, we all know this humble, earthy spud as a kitchen essential. But its journey to this status is a tale filled with surprising adventures, intrigue, and revolution—without which, our modern civilisation might look very different.

Chapters:
1:24 Intro
2:27 Botanical origin
2:51 Geographical origin
3:32 The bread of the Inca
4:00 The impact of the Spanish conquest
5:30 Potatoes in Europe
7:03 Botanists discovered the potatoes
7:27 Etymology of the English word "potato"
7:45 John Gerard
8:32 Denis Diderot
8:52 Sweet or normal potato?
9:40 Sir Francis Drake
10:12 Sir Walter Raleigh
10:37 Teaser for the next episode

Disclaimer:
The second edition of Gerard's Herball (1633) was completely revised by Thomas Johnson. Many of Gerard's errors were corrected and hundreds of new illustrations and description added. Probably that's when the paragraph about the Burgundians appeared in the book.
https://www.cabinet.ox.ac.uk/john-ger...

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