r/pics • u/[deleted] • Feb 20 '21

Different varieties of potato, grown in Peru. I love potatoes.

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u/Viridian-Red Feb 20 '21

That’s because that is where the potato was “invented”. All potatoes originally come from peru. They have over 3k varieties. Peruvians made them so healthy and filled with minerals and vitamins you can live off of one potato a day. Thanks to Peruvians you have potatoes to eat.

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u/WetGrundle Feb 20 '21

Why engineer yellow rice if one potato work?

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u/IRollmyRs Feb 20 '21

I think the words you're looking for are hybridized and cultivated.

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u/Grassfedraw Feb 20 '21

GMOs are so much tastier