Not bad for a nightshade, eh?
What’s 'taters, precious!?
If you think potatoes are versatile wait till you hear about corn!
Came here just to say corn.
But what you said makes even more sense.
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I accidentally misread that as Vodka Chips, and was like “y’know, maybe it might taste good? Chips soaked in vodka?” (chips as in what Americans call “fries”)
Cannon munition too.
The same could be said about
- rice
- soy
- corn
- barley, wheat (almost any grain really)
And probably other things I’m not so aware of. Bananas?
I do love banana boats.
About 75% of all banana/plantain varietals are grown for immediate domestic consumption and are never exported. So unless you live in or traveled to a banana-growing region, assume there are a bunch of crazy types of bananas/plantains that you’ve never had.
That’s kinda what I was going for. I’m sure I they make banana beer in some regions where bananas grow. And from there it’s just one more step to banana vodka.
tofu/soybeans+rice has so much uses too.
Fry your soy, add soy to the pan, eat it with soy. And it’s delicious :D
you can make fuel out of corn. Corn bread. Corn bourbon/whiskey/moonshine. You also get cool husks for tamales
While ethonol is cool u need almost twice as much vs gasoline. The stoich point of gasoline is 14.7 a:f ratio, where ethonol is 9. However u can make a lot of power on corn because when u douse the pistons with that much fuel u are keeping things cooler 😎 but also why some older stuff doesn’t like the corn blend gas… Among other issues like attracting moisture.
you can’t grow gasoline though.
This is true. And while they both pollute, ethonol is considered “closed loop” which is greener than gasoline. But huge monocrop fields of corn aren’t exactly great for the planet either lol.
Both corn and potatoes, hybridized by Indigenous Americans in pre-columbian times.
You can make fuel out of potatoes too. It’s not as productive as corn per acre (obviously) so it isn’t done at scale.
Iirc, some nutritionist a while back did an experiment where they ate only potatoes for X number of days and proved that you can survive indefinitely off of only potatoes. You can also bury a piece of a potato and it willl grow into a potato plant. They’re basically an infinite food glitch.
You really have to define what “only potatoes” means, because most potato dishes also have a bunch of other ingredients
potatoes are awesome but you can have a bad harvest
or a blight affecting all of your region’s potatoes.
AKA “the English”
I like how this comment has more upvotes than the starting one, a rare occasion
If my memory serves it was over a year, and the only thing he needed was B12 tablets.
I only recall the guy that did it for 60 days but he had to eat 7-8 pounds of potatoes a day to hit minimum protein requirements. His health markers were also very misleading because he went into the experiment as an unhealthy person. His bloodwork showed improvement because he was only eating potatoes rather than junk. Potatoes don’t have fat, so you’re not getting any essential omegas and along with the B12, there is little to none of: A, D, E, K, B2, B7, selenium, calcium, zinc, and a couple essential aminos
Those deficiencies would lead to muscle wasting, loss of sight, hormone imbalances, weak bones, permanent nerve damage etc.
If you put someone who is in good health on a potato diet for a year, even with B12, they would likely be looking at multiple organ failure by the end of that year
Eggs, cheese, onions, and a bit of cooking oil really complete most of the missing nutrients. Rather cheaply as well
You’ll be missing at least 6 essentials with that list. The shortest list with potatoes to hit everything at sustainable levels is potatoes, sardines, eggs, and a leafy green.
So they’re like whippets
Dogs may be goobers but they aren’t spuds and not acceptable foodstuffs either way. Regardless of breed. You monster.
In your face, Neil Armstrong!
Definitely need some multivitamins too though.
A quick search brings up a couple people who have done this (Ireland notwithstanding). I remember this guy doing it, but there are others.
I believe potatoes and cheese ultimately provide all the nutrition the body actually requires for average daily modern life.
Like, you can actually be physically healthy and well by eating nothing else.
Mentally speaking the jury is still out regarding the health of a person who chooses to live on nothing but potatoes and cheese, but daily nutritional requirements are absolutely met.
Be careful with that diet 😬
Pretty sure that’s due to masturbation. Its Victorianian morals that make it necessary to blame superfood for it.
I’m autistic sure, but I also like actual flavor. Potatoes and cheese aren’t the tastiest foods by themselves.
Man this comment has me craving some potato soup with cheese
Maybe I DO need to change my diet to potatoes and salted butter. Really makes ya think
I’m thinking about reasoning myself into a poutine diet, right now.
Poutine is the canadian thing with gravy and cheese,right? I really have to search for a recipe or something, because it sounds rather tasty tbh.
Milk is pretty amazing, animals turn something that we can’t eat and we turn it into cheese and if you it put on a pizza it gets turned back into a vegetable
Lactase Persistence though only is 10% of all the population of the world
A high number of cheese types can be eaten by people with lactose intolerance because the process of creating cheese reduces lactose a lot or even completely.
and unlike pretty much every other food, you let mold grow on it and it gets even tastier (and healthier too, apparently the mold is great for gut microbes)
wut
You’re gonna love shrimp.
Anyway, like I was sayin’, shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey’s uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There’s pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that’s about it.
Is that you, Bubba?
Say hi to lieutenant Dan for me!
Soy is also super versatile with soy sauce, tofu, miso, edamame, tempeh, soy milk, Natto, soybean oil, etc.
Ice cream! And no, it was not made from soy milk.
Yes, they are versatile.
