When I was a child, potatoes were delicious, but they were small and had a long planting period, which obviously did not meet the interests of businessmen now. So I promoted the varieties of potatoes imported from abroad or improved the quality, that is, the residue potatoes we are eating now are tasteless, which is very different from the old potatoes in our country, but these residue potatoes are bigger and better-looking than our local potatoes and are liked by vegetable merchants. Because this kind of potato grows fast (note that it is full of water, not starch), it is well packaged and transported, and it looks beautiful and gives people a good feeling, so it is very popular in city supermarkets. Vegetable vendors just want to make a lot of money by delivering goods quickly, whether you are delicious or not. The important thing is that I make money quickly and conveniently. No matter whether it is delicious or not, people will buy it. Basically, there are shredded potatoes with green peppers in every small restaurant, and someone will always order them.
For the potatoes we ate as children, it is estimated that we can only grow them ourselves in the countryside, fearing that the old potato seeds will be extinct now. What a pity! Children today and after 00 have never eaten real potatoes. I feel this is a cultural loss. Unfortunately, the national agricultural department did not take any action. This is a typical case that western vegetable varieties successfully stifle the substitution of local varieties in China. In the final analysis, it's all about profit. Which one can bring more benefits to businessmen, they will choose which variety to promote.
1 Like the kind we ate when we were young 1 There are no more shredded potatoes that are all fragrant when fried casually with rapeseed oil.
When I was a child, because the starch content of potatoes was too high, we would wash the shredded potatoes in water before cooking them, which would be remembered by everyone who had been there, otherwise the starch would stick to the pot.
Three hours of potatoes can be directly thrown into the firewood pile and cooked, which is very fragrant.
4-hour potatoes will be more fragrant if they are baked with some fresh meat or chicken.
If you are lucky enough to eat childhood potatoes in the countryside, you'd better come back to be seeds and plant them in your hometown. Go home and take your child to taste real potatoes during the holiday, otherwise the child will lack knowledge of potatoes all his life.