Potatoes: Food of the Incas[English]
The potato is a nutritive plant (tuber) which comes from the Pre-Inca cultures and Incas. The Peruvian territory is as much potato species known worldwide.
Here the diversity of native potatoes come from Cajamarca, Ayacucho and Huancayo Cusco course.
There are about 5,000 varieties of potatoes worldwide, in Latin America there are over 4000 varieties, and what fills us with pride and joy is that Peru has 3,000 varieties of native potatoes.
History
The man in antiquity, having been skilled hunter and fisherman, became sedentary having to collect the fruits of the earth. The weather made this new custom result in agriculture, which began the process of domestication of many plants, among which, the potatoe.
The first traces of potatoes have more than 8,000 years old and were found during an excavation near the town of Chilca, south of Lima, in the year 1976.
Since the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire potato was introduced into the Iberian Peninsule to 1550 and from there to the rest of Europe in 1750 becoming a food of great importance.
Today, the potato is one of the most important contributions of the Andean region (and especially of our country) the whole world; is the fourth major foodstuff in the world, after wheat, rice and maize.
As one of the most consumed food crop, valued and highly nutritious, it is working with the strengthening of food security for all mankind.
Typical dishes
Among the more delicious (in my opinion) are: “Lomo saltado, ” Causa Rellena”,” Carapulcra “, famous “Papa a la huancaína”, and a delicious “Pastel de Papas con Rocoto relleno”, etc.
Nutritional Value
The potato contains 20% dry part and 80% water. One hundred grams of dry part contain 84 grams of carbohydrates, 14.5 grams of protein and 0.1 grams of fat. One kilogram of potato provides 800 calories and 20 grams of protein. One kilogram of potatoes cooked in shell contains 0.9 mg of vitamin B1, vitamin B2 15 mg, 120 mg of vitamin C, 8 mg iron, 5,600 mg potassium and 77 mg of sodium.
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source: www.justomedio.com, www.peruecologico.com
December 2nd, 2010 at 10:44 am
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April 28th, 2011 at 4:59 am
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