Everyone is familiar with potatoes. They can be made into various delicacies. The most common ones are fried shredded potatoes, fried potatoes, and potato chips. But many people don’t know that no one dared to eat potatoes before.

Do you know why?

Potatoes are known as the "devil plant". The origin of this title comes from a legend in the European Middle Ages.

At that time, potatoes, a root crop, were introduced to Europe and used as food and feed.

However, due to the lack of sufficient knowledge about potatoes, people began to create various myths and legends, linking potatoes with the "devil", causing it to be once regarded as a symbol of "evil".

In Europe at the time, many people believed that potatoes grew underground and were considered an evil plant associated with Satan.

Some legends that have been passed down to this day depict the danger and terrifying nature of this plant.

For example, some people say that potatoes are the eyeballs of Hydra and that the underground parts of the plant are like tombs, thus bringing bad luck and misfortune to people.

Others say that potatoes can cause diseases such as epilepsy and leukemia, and even cause people's beautiful appearance to become ugly.

Soon after potatoes were introduced to Europe, various myths and legends about potatoes began to emerge.

These legends are often based on people's fear of new things and uncertainty about the unknown.

One of the most popular myths associates the potato with evil and is considered a symbol of the devil.

The origin of this title is related to the lack of understanding and knowledge of potatoes by many people.

In Europe at that time, people did not understand the shape and growth environment of potatoes. Moreover, it grew underground and did not even have green leaves like other common crops.

These characteristics make people think it is mysterious and even scary.

In addition, potatoes are also prone to secreting some toxic substances, such as solanine, which can cause poisoning and even death.

Coupled with some legends about people and pigs eating melons and potatoes, people think it is a symbol of "evil".

The Bible says that God created plants that reproduce by seeds, but potatoes reproduce by tubers, not by seeds.

To Europeans, tuber-propagated potatoes were a heresy.

Plants that are not written into the Bible are "devils", so potatoes are also associated with witches and witchcraft.

The potato's historical and nutritional value, as well as its economic value, reflect the importance of this food in human history.

Although the potato was known as the "devil's plant" in the 18th century, people are gradually realizing its beneficial effects.

Today, potatoes have become one of the top ten crops in the world and are widely grown, eaten and processed.

The value of the potato has been proven throughout the long history of human civilization, and its fate also reflects the complexity and changes of human society.