In 1756, Frederick Great declared the potato's potential to feed his nation and lower the price of bread. He became famous for his military campaigns that he also launched a propaganda campaign for the subterranean field crop. There was 15 different orders and laws that he instituted to make people grow potatoes. His stubborn subjects refused to eat the bulbs for the longest time.
In this episode Stakuyi takes a deep dive into the introduction of potatoes to Europe and the trials and tribulations that came with it. Did you know potatoes were EVIL?
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