But in the18th century, this tuber was a surprise, fear and confusion novelty to others.

This is also a part of Columbus's great voyage that has influenced the world to this day.

The output of potatoes far exceeds that of grains.

When the potato arrived in northern Europe, it ended the famine there.

It has promoted the rapid growth of the population base in Europe.

Raise the rule of some European countries over most parts of the world from 1750 to 1950.

In other words, potatoes promoted the rise of the West.

As a result of the Atlantic potato trade between Europe and America, a rudiment of agriculture has been born, the world's first intensive fertilizer factory-guano in Peru.

When potatoes were attacked by another imported Colorado potato beetle, panicked farmers turned to the first artificial insecticide: arsenic.

The production of more effective arsenic mixture introduced modern pesticide industry.

When potatoes first arrived in Europe, unlike previous European crops, potatoes were not grown from seeds, but from small pieces of potatoes.

Farmers regard this strange food as a kind of food, while others are the cause of fever or leprosy.

Until 1744 Prussian famine, potato lover frederick the great had to order farmers to eat potatoes to tide over the crisis.

1775 after the coronation of Louis XVI, the price control of grain was increased.

The rise in the price of bread triggered the so-called flour war: there were more than 300 civil strife in 82 towns.

In the end, potatoes became the solution to this crisis.

As a food crop, potato can be widely spread in the European continent, so we have to mention an ordinary French agronomist Parmenti, who realized the good edible value of potato: it can be made into bread and is easy to cook.

1770, his paper on potato starch nutrition won an award in the essay and was noticed by the French king. It is said that he cooked more than 20 delicious dishes with potatoes at a palace banquet.