How Do You Use Potatoes? As A Vegetable or A Staple Food?
By AKRao24
@AKRao24 (27422)
India
March 28, 2018 11:22am CST
Scientifically speaking Potatoes are vegetables and in India we mostly use them as Vegetables.
I know many people around the World use them as the source of Starch and use them as staple food in daily life!
May I know how you use potatoes, as a vegetable or as a Staple food? And why?
Please respond your responses will be highly appreciated!
I know many people around the World use them as the source of Starch and use them as staple food in daily life!
May I know how you use potatoes, as a vegetable or as a Staple food? And why?
Please respond your responses will be highly appreciated!21 people like this
34 responses
@suni51 (3429)
• India
29 Mar 18
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@mlgen1037 (29884)
• Manila, Philippines
28 Mar 18
I use potatoes as vegetable and as a snack. Both are yummy. But as much as possible, I get away with fried.
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@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
28 Mar 18
Yes, i think most of us in Asia we use them as vegetables un like Western countries where they use them as staple food! Thanks @mlgen1037!
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@mlgen1037 (29884)
• Manila, Philippines
29 Mar 18
@AKRao24 that is true. One of my favorite vegetables. Will never say no to a potato. Hehe
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
29 Mar 18
I use them as vegetable but cook them in many different ways. They can be boiled, baked, mashed or fried. I like baked potatoes where you can add a filling such as tuna or cheese.
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@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
29 Mar 18
Wow! nice to know about it! I never have tried baked potatoes so far...now I think it's time to try them either with butter or cheese as you said as we don't get tuna easily at then place where I live! Thanks a lot @sprite1950! Stay blessed!
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@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
29 Mar 18
@sprite1950 , Thanks for the suggestion I will try with microwave first! have a great time!
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@sprite1950 (30461)
• Corsham, England
29 Mar 18
@AKRao24 You can do them in the oven for crispy skins or microwave them for soft skins.
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@Bluedoll (16770)
• Canada
29 Mar 18
I've never ate paper with staples. - joking lol
Seriously, never thought about that before. We always had potatoes at home along with another veggie and often a meat. There are a few ways to have them cooked but mostly boiled and mashed with a little milk is my main meal otherwise its rice yeah.
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@Meramar (2695)
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30 Mar 18
It's like a vegetable I use as staple food. Potatoes can be used in a great big variation: mashed, fried, as a complement (when you do meat in a sauce for example) or as a main dish. I love the "Tortilla española" (egg omelette with potatoes), very common in Spain.
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@Jessabuma (31696)
• Baguio, Philippines
29 Mar 18
I use potatoes as vegetables. I mixed it with one of the traditional Filipino foods namely "menudo" and " kare- kare". I love to eat this.
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@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
29 Mar 18
Wow! nice to know that...May I know what exactly is this 'Kare - Kare' how it is made? Thanks a lot dear friend @Jessabuma ! Have a great time!
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@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
29 Mar 18
@Jessabuma , Wow that looks yummy and mouth watering...Thank you very much for the pains taken to load this picture! Stay blessed dear friend!
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@Jessabuma (31696)
• Baguio, Philippines
29 Mar 18
@AKRao24 this is the picture of menudo
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@LeaPea2417 (38649)
• Toccoa, Georgia
29 Mar 18
I use it as a vegetable because it goes well with different meats.
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@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
29 Mar 18
Nice to know about it! Yes in India also most of the people they have it as vegetable to have variety of uses! Thanks a lot @LeaPea2417!
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@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
28 Mar 18
That means you are using them as vegetables only! No @MashaVickina? Thanks!
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@MashaVickina (2184)
• Russian Federation
28 Mar 18
@AKRao24 Potatoes are potatoes, they are just a separate dish. If I serve meat with potatoes, I must serve vegetables as a separate side dish as well. They are not substitutional to vegetables
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@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
28 Mar 18
@MashaVickina , Oh I see that means you are using them as a main course dish! Thanks a lot to know about it!
@KiraCatseye (9)
• Las Cruces, New Mexico
31 Mar 18
I personally see them as a staple food. I can use them in stews,soups, or just mashed. So much varity from such a easy to grow crop.
@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
1 Apr 18
Nice to know that @KiraCatseye ! There are many ways of using the potatoes as staple food! However in India we treat it as a Vegetable! Thanks!
