Scientists have long wondered about how the potato's genetic lineage came to be. Now they know: The plants are a cross between tomatoes and a plant known as Etuberosum.
The strange-but-true origin story of the humble potato
toggle caption Natural History Museum, London
The potato: Mash it, bake it, fry it … No matter how you slice it, the potato is the very manifestation of all that is ordinary.
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