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| | Potatoes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) |
 | | Many potato varieties exist, some developed by the Inca Indians in Peru, who were already cultivating potatoes by 200 B.C. The part of the potato that we eat is known as the “tuber;” this word describes the characteristic, thickened underground stem of the potato plant. |
 | | Potatoes are sold fresh, dehydrated, canned, frozen (mostly as French fries or hash browns), and, of course, there’s the familiar potato chip. |
 | | Potato flour, also known as potato starch, is also available, and can be used as a binder in meat or vegetable patties. |
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