【人民的食物：土豆的起源】
这张图片展示了秘鲁已知的 4000 多种土豆品种中的一些。土豆原产于秘鲁，大约在 7000 年前开始种植。
你知道土豆的起源吗？
你以为是爱达荷州，对吧？还是爱尔兰？都不是！和西红柿一样，土豆也原产于南美洲安第斯山脉地区，那里种植了 5000 多种土豆！秘鲁农贸市场可能出售多达 30 种土豆，颜色和形状各异，有紫色、橙色、斑点、香蕉状，还有一些看起来像手榴弹。
【The Origin of the Potato: The People’s Food】
This picture shows some examples from more than 4000 different varieties of potatoes that are known in Peru. Potatoes are native to Peru, their cultivation started around 7000 years ago.
Do you know the origin of the potato?
You’re thinking Idaho, right? Or Ireland? Neither one! Like the tomato, the potato, too, is originally from the Andean region of South America, where more than 5,000 varieties are cultivated! A Peruvian farmer’s market may sell up to 30 varieties of spuds ranging in color and shape from purple, orange, spotted, banana-like, and a few that, literally, look like hand grenades.
这张图片展示了秘鲁已知的 4000 多种土豆品种中的一些。土豆原产于秘鲁，大约在 7000 年前开始种植。
你知道土豆的起源吗？
你以为是爱达荷州，对吧？还是爱尔兰？都不是！和西红柿一样，土豆也原产于南美洲安第斯山脉地区，那里种植了 5000 多种土豆！秘鲁农贸市场可能出售多达 30 种土豆，颜色和形状各异，有紫色、橙色、斑点、香蕉状，还有一些看起来像手榴弹。
【The Origin of the Potato: The People’s Food】
This picture shows some examples from more than 4000 different varieties of potatoes that are known in Peru. Potatoes are native to Peru, their cultivation started around 7000 years ago.
Do you know the origin of the potato?
You’re thinking Idaho, right? Or Ireland? Neither one! Like the tomato, the potato, too, is originally from the Andean region of South America, where more than 5,000 varieties are cultivated! A Peruvian farmer’s market may sell up to 30 varieties of spuds ranging in color and shape from purple, orange, spotted, banana-like, and a few that, literally, look like hand grenades.