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Eat potatose (Interesting history (((In other parts of Europe, people did…
Eat potatose
Interesting history
Around 1780, the people of Ireland started to eat potatoes. They found that potatoes had
many advantages. The potatoes grew in poor land, and it grew well in their cold and rainy
climate. It gave more food than any other plant, and it needed little work. All they had to do was
to plant the potatoes, and then they could do other work on the farm. On a small piece of land, a
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potatoes a day, with some milk or cheese, and be very healthy. Soon, potatoes became the main
food in Ireland. Then, in 1845, a disease killed all the potatoes in Ireland. Two million people
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In other parts of Europe, people did not want to change their old food habits. Some
preferred to die of hunger rather than eat potatoes. In 1774, King Frederick of Germany wanted to
stop his people from dying of hunger. He understood that potatoes were a good food, so he told
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happy, but they had no choice and so started to eat potatoes. Today, people in this part of
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Today, many countries have their own potato dishes. Germans eat potato salad, and the Unites
Vocabulary
imagine (v.): to form (a picture, idea) in one’s mind (นึกภาพ,
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- instead (adv.): in place of someone or something else (แทนที่,
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- poison (n.): any substance that harms or kills people,
animals, or plants if it is swallowed or touched
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- advantage (n.): benefit (ข้อดี)
- disease (n.): an illness (โรคภัยไข้เจ็บ)
- dish (n.): a type of cooked food (อาหาร (แต่ละชนิด))
- mayonnaise (n.): a food sauce made of eggs, oil and lemon juice
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- ketchup (n.): a thick, red sauce made from tomatoes and
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The history
In the 1500s, the Spanish went to South America to look for gold. There, they found
people eat potatoes. The people of Peru in South America had been eating potatoes for 7,000
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like this strange vegetable. Some people thought that if you ate potatoes, your skin would look
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plant, so they ate the leaves instead. This made then sick because there is poison in the leaves.
Others grew potatoes for their flowers. At one time in France, potato flowers were one of the
most expensive flowers. Marie Antoinette, the wife of king Louis XVI, wore potato flowers in he
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