Potatoes and potatoes are both nicknames for potatoes.

Potato is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Solanaceae family. Its tubers are edible. It is the third most important food crop in the world, second only to wheat and corn. Potato, also known as ground egg, potato, potato, etc., is the tuber of Solanaceae plants. Together with wheat, corn, rice, and sorghum, it has become the world's five major crops.

Potatoes are native to the Andes Mountains of South America. The history of artificial cultivation can be traced back to southern Peru from about 8000 to 5000 BC.

The main potato producing countries include China, Russia, India, Ukraine, and the United States. China is the country with the largest total potato production in the world.