8 sentences with 'potatoes'
Example sentences and phrases with the word potatoes and other words derived from it.
• « From the New World, Europeans brought back maize, potatoes, tobacco, chocolate and tomatoes, just to name the most important of the crops that soon flourished across Africa and Eurasia. »
• « The poor in many European regions (Ireland, most famously) came to rely heavily on potatoes for food in the 18th century. »
• « A small talk while peeling potatoes or washing the car strengthens a couple's sense of intimacy. »
• « Eat more complex carbohydrates, such as those in pasta, bread, rice and potatoes (without fatty sauces and dressings) and, between meals, fruits and vegetables. »
• « Starch is stored in roots such as sweet potato, cassava; in stalks such as potatoes or in seeds such as beans, maize, wheat. »
• « Storing food in underground stems, such as onions (bulbs), potatoes (tubers) and ferns (rhizomes). »
• « The first European 'town’ grew at Kororāreka, when European whalers started calling into the Bay of Islands for food and water. From the 1790s Maoris started to produce pork and potatoes to trade to the Europeans. The presence of Europeans drew Maoris to European towns. The Maoris were quick to catch on the benefits of trade and were eager for Europeans to live among them. They were especially interested in acquiring firearms. »