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Thank you for sharing all these interesting facts! As somebody who grew up in Germany I love potatoes and am grateful that a few of the 4,000 varieties made their way to Europe. It looks like the peoples of the Andes are in touch with Pacha Mama; something we Westerners have to relearn.

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My pleasure, Jessica, I am happy to hear you enjoyed it! There's a beautiful German-Peruvian connection via Maria Reich, the mathematician who studied and lived near the famed Nazca lines. Thanks to her the lines are now a World Heritage site.

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Wow, more fascinating facts... I read the Wikipedia entries for both, especially the Nazca Lines are simply stunning. What a mystery.

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I am blown away in both mind & appetite! This is the fabulously grown up version of the "Waffles and Mochi" bit on Peruvian potatoes, and that is a compliment! (https://videosforkids.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/waffles-mochi-potato-full-episode-netflix-jr-0CXnP0YSf7c.jpg)

- cheers

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Thank you! 🥔🙌🏽

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oh gosh, thank you! Looking forward to more!

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p.s. "no frills vegan" led me here : )

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What a fascinating papa history! I definitely want to try a couple of these out. I remember doing a translation class at uni and was baffled by all the different ways to say “corn” in Spanish-speaking and Indigenous regions around the world. At least everyone knows a papa is a patata is a potato! 😅

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Thank you! Really enjoyed your latest sponsored-by-potatoes newsletter on New Zealand travels!

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Never, ever have I read such an dazzlingly exhaustive accounting of the lowly potato on this earth! Nice work . . . .

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Thank you for the kind words, Wayne. It was a real pleasure to put this newsletter together, and I am delighted to hear you enjoyed reading it, cheers!

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The delight, honestly, was mine! I'm writing about potato chips—and how to cook them—for my very next issue of Vintage Morels. I look forward to your reaction to it . . . .

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I am hoping to visit Minneapolis in the near future to collaborate on a pop-up dinner with chef Sean Sherman, and in the meantime I thought you might enjoy reading our conversation on Indigenous cuisine of the Americas: https://tastecooking.com/indigenous-cuisine-tells-the-story-of-connected-continents/

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