1.23 When the French Hated Potatoes

For centuries, the French absolutely hated the humble potato. Find out why, how that all changed, and how a dramatic theatrical troupe may have been involved, with Red & Scoot. Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato#https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_potato#Spread_across_the_worldhttps://www.farmersalmanac.com/parmentier-made-potatoes-popularhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine-Augustin_Parmentierhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Lavoisierhttps://www.montana.edu/extension/pspp/funspudfacts.htmlhttp://napoleonireland.com/napoleon/academic-papers-articles/parmentier-the-first-pharmecist-of-the-great-army/https://potatogoodness.com/potato-fun-facts-history/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.