Where were potatoes first grown?
Potatoes were first domesticated in the Andes Mountains of South America, in what's now Peru and Bolivia, thousands of years ago.
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- How many varieties of potatoes are there?
“There are about 4,000 varieties of potatoes, most of them found in the Andes.”
Reference: International Potato Center
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Which potato is most often used for French fries in the US?
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