From "The Work of the Devil" to Fast Food French Fries: The Wild Story of Potatoes

Please subscribe to OTR, and like and share this video! - Since the first time they caught a ride on a Spanish ship from Peru, potatoes have taken the world on a wild journey. Feared as the "work of the devil", hailed as the answer to starvation and cooked into a thousand different recipes, today our planet consumes one trillion- a trillion! - every single year. In this video we trace the potato back to the very beginning and follow its incredible path from Incan sacrifices to Mr. Potato Head and everything in between. - Please "Like" if you enjoy the video, subscribe to the channel, and turn on notifications! - Please consider supporting OTR on Patreon and thanks so much to anyone who does; your support truly keeps us going. http://www.patreon.com/OTRontheroad Website: http://www.OTRontheroad.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/otr.offtherails/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D - 0:00 - Introduction 1:04 - The Potato 2:13 - Machu Picchu 5:47 - Early History 8:17 - Chuño 9:53 - Market 13:28 - The Potato Crosses the Ocean 15:09 - The Savior of the Ming 18:03 - Tudou 20:45 - Fear and Superstition 23:20 - The Potato Takes Europe 28:14 - French Cuisine 30:51 - The Last Holdouts 33:39 - Potatoes Everywhere 35:10 - Ireland 36:37 - Famine 39:37 - Irish Feast 41:37 - Aftermath 43:30 - Fries, Chips, and Everything Else 46:44 - Ms. Maria and Mr. Singh 48:57 - Eight Days of Chuño 50:17 - The Big Day 54:25 - The Potato Today 57:34 - Credits and Post-Credits - Video Credits: https://youtu.be/Y8KeqoGtSNA?si=mEx2C90rUk0AVbIR https://youtu.be/1JlMZZ__dhQ?si=Hu-ay2PnXkj-J6Qo https://youtu.be/IzcmDjpA-_A?si=X7Jb3QVbNDPXpFBV https://youtu.be/9m-OnwEIxdE?si=vQvLH34wPiOEtiF2 https://youtu.be/qpA0hflTbG4?si=Dx3q2DtCq2YL23aE https://youtu.be/S47WU5B2bOs?si=VteWYZMH_8jwH5ML https://youtu.be/rxVEH4opmxI?si=EPXDg3u7t26alDyp https://youtu.be/fAnmSgDCx6I?si=UTfMIt1M1dh2FUbd https://youtu.be/VjDxhU0TEXA?si=i_DBtuhBhMnUrhmR https://youtu.be/9z2t0F4x74M?si=5bg3i5Yyk5yit1Ab https://youtu.be/c7n87kqbqaQ?si=rELwW_xEq27xD-I2 https://youtu.be/p9qWJ89m-hY?si=kO7GvD6AcUhG7XZs https://youtu.be/7suOogzRuq8?si=hqmYKWkUaaN_ptz9 https://youtu.be/-RffZig0Agg?si=93mg7EM-yeupAin9 https://youtu.be/tJrOJg2a-_Y?si=hc3cZW8GVPxR7f8J https://youtu.be/nl-OqWID2iM?si=x_GrFHaMtVMCMejo https://youtu.be/jIb6v8QJ3j0?si=u7N-pbAAJYwckZxZ https://youtu.be/WIgsT2PCm0w?si=8AH5XxdJKMn1jHz3 https://youtu.be/lRL9iIN3R8s?si=_pm2OWaQYVnnqgLL https://youtu.be/lH_8N9HRsys?si=KqXbAZ4IXJi2BBXX https://youtu.be/wopnKoFhVMc?si=Vl2sAI_f7fbJLtOs https://youtu.be/v50Ex8YDwfI?si=i1_qSU0q-t62CNYh https://youtu.be/AQqVV9tWOcU?si=UAeJYf_NzPP1SozL https://youtu.be/Rs0IUTkpPOM?si=I0I02Dt007RxqhBH https://youtu.be/1_7-w5zzdSE?si=zAJgxG5Npv8C_cAv https://youtu.be/W5vCpae_1N8?si=xWY-34zF3wkD1yzi https://youtu.be/Tez-zwA4z2Q?si=IFixEpshhl8S3CqT https://youtu.be/bQcfCA83Ngg?si=eE_Xlky2S6qqCdEQ https://youtu.be/0wRm7qZvTAw?si=D5Y7qRPo6O6P8ArE https://youtu.be/ICGrjmJouWA?si=SnOvsL-X_d6Ot-Q4 https://youtu.be/3iSjIaM01j8?si=EcLdRKjY-JZ91Y3d https://youtu.be/XpWbxI6zVqE?si=B8uTijq5RB6YwwVH https://youtu.be/MbuHRo2HAgY?si=UPQSCitBrlU7RiFH https://youtu.be/fSf3Ls1MbN0?si=az1honGAHoff3P4f https://youtu.be/suJ7ICMnGII?si=hjwLZsGswDhb7JlW https://youtu.be/Ls0e-KgygaY?si=N8dtd-JG40QG-UwS