How Do You Use Potatoes? As A Vegetable or A Staple Food?

@AKRao24 (27424)
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!
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@suni51 (3429)
• India
29 Mar 18
I have started using the potato in a different way now. I boil potato peels in water for about 15 minutes and use it on my grey hair after taking bath twice a week. It gives a wonderful result within minutes without use of any chemical dye.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
29 Mar 18
That is something amazing...Thanks a lot if this is a fact! Many people will get benefited with this simple way of dying the hair! Thanks a lot@suni51 !
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
29 Mar 18
@suni51 , thanks a lot dear friend for sharing such an important information.Many people will get relief from the allergies they are getting by using chemical dyes! Thanks! God bless!
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@suni51 (3429)
• India
29 Mar 18
@AKRao24 check it here (Not ref links please) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_QxfVrImNE https://www.livestrong.com/article/1006853-dying-hair-potato-skins/
Whether we like it or not, our hair will change over the span of our lifetime. For a lot of us, that involves developing gray hair. Some may like their hair ...
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• 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 (27424)
• 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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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
29 Mar 18
@mlgen1037 , Yes, I too love to have potatoes, but then being diabetic I keep a check on them!
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• 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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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
29 Mar 18
Most of the time I used as vegetable, potato fry is my son's favourite. I also prepare snacks with this, I learnt how to make special snacks easily with potatoes recently.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
29 Mar 18
That is nice to know that you are experimenting with special snacks with potatoes! Will be happy to see some pictures dear @Sreekala! Thanks!
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
29 Mar 18
@Sreekala , No problem dear @Sreekala ...just be cool ! Thanks!
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
29 Mar 18
@AKRao24 Pictures not possible, since my mobile camera turned bad, I stopped taking pictures. Earlier I used to take photos when preparing any special items.
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@Kandae11 (55172)
28 Mar 18
I have mostly sweet potatoes instead of the regular ones.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
28 Mar 18
Like what as a vegetable or as a staple food @Kandae11? Thanks!
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@mohit459 (12565)
• Haldwani, India
29 Mar 18
As a Vege.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
29 Mar 18
Thanks a lot dear @mohit459 for tyhe information! In India potatoes are used by every one but not as a staple food! Thanks!
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
29 Mar 18
@mohit459 , Thanks dear friend....Jhakaas! That means excellent!
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@mohit459 (12565)
• Haldwani, India
29 Mar 18
@AKRao24 ya...right.. So how's the day been so far?.
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@Icydoll (36717)
• India
28 Mar 18
I use potatoes as vegetables...with chapathis, potato fry with rice ,rasam..
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
29 Mar 18
Yes, I understand that, in India most of us use them a vegetable only dear friend @Icydoll! Thanks!
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• 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 (27424)
• 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 (27424)
• India
29 Mar 18
@sprite1950 , Thanks for the suggestion I will try with microwave first! have a great time!
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• 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 (16773)
• 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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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
29 Mar 18
Thanks a lot for the information...so you have rice as a staple food and potatoes they go together as vegetables mostly right? Thanks @Bluedoll ! Have a great time!
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
29 Mar 18
@Bluedoll , that is nice to know and thanks for explaining me ! Have a great time!
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@Bluedoll (16773)
• Canada
29 Mar 18
@AKRao24 No sorry, I meant one or the other. Either potatoes with something or a rice dish. I will often make a stir fry in a wok.
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
29 Mar 18
Here, we eat potatoes with our meals.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
29 Mar 18
As a main dish or as a side dish @marlina ? Thanks?
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
29 Mar 18
@marlina ! That sounds logical and sensible! Thanks!
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
29 Mar 18
@AKRao24 We eat it with our proteins.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
29 Mar 18
@AKRao24 I put potatoes in many different foods.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
29 Mar 18
Yes, I understand that...but then what do you consider the potatoes as ? A vegetable or a staple food with good amount of starch @Hannihar ! Thanks!
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
29 Mar 18
@Hannihar , why sorry...that up to us ...to have it the way we like! I am impressed with your humbleness dear friend! God bless!
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
29 Mar 18
@AKRao24 I consider it a vegetable. Sorry about that.
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@Meramar (2695)
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 espaƱola" (egg omelette with potatoes), very common in Spain.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
30 Mar 18
That is very interesting thing to know @Meramar ! I think we must give it a try! Thanks for sharing and I sincerely appreciate that! Stay blessed! Very nice picture...mouthwatering!
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
30 Mar 18
@Meramar , That is what in fact I was thinking ! Thanks!
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@Meramar (2695)
30 Mar 18
@AKRao24 Thank you! You can find the reciept how to prepair it in Youtub.
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@aureliah (24326)
• Kenya
30 Mar 18
We use potatoes in different foods
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
30 Mar 18
That means you are using like us as a vegetable! Thanks @aureliah!
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
3 Apr 18
@aureliah , Thanks to know about it dear friend! Have a great time!
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@aureliah (24326)
• Kenya
3 Apr 18
@AKRao24 Yes we usually use it many times
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• 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 (27424)
• 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 (27424)
• 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 (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
29 Mar 18
@AKRao24 this is the picture of menudo
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@ronnex (66)
29 Mar 18
I use potatoes as stable food.Potatoes are delicious.I just can't imagine life without potatoes.Potatoes has many recipes so its hard to get bored using them.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
29 Mar 18
Thanks a lot @ronnex , for the views you have about the potatoes! Yes, I also never get bored with potatoes! have a great time!
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
29 Mar 18
@ronnex , Thanks a lot for liking! have a great time!
@ronnex (66)
29 Mar 18
Good to know.I love that.
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@LeaPea2417 (37387)
• Toccoa, Georgia
29 Mar 18
I use it as a vegetable because it goes well with different meats.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• 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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@LeaPea2417 (37387)
• Toccoa, Georgia
29 Mar 18
@AKRao24 Your welcome.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
30 Mar 18
French fries!
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
30 Mar 18
Wow, I like them ...we call it as Aloo Bhaja in India , we add small amount of chilli powder also to make it bit hot! Thanks @sol_cee !
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
28 Mar 18
I use potoatoes as a starch to accompany meat, chicken, or fish.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
29 Mar 18
I think most of the people from Western countries use potatoes as a source of starch and as the staple food to be accompanied with meat, chicken etc. In India also we get French Fries along with Chicken in KFC! Thanks @DianneN!
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
30 Mar 18
@DianneN .Yes, they must be having their fixed menu! Thanks!
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
30 Mar 18
@AKRao24 Yes, potatoes, even French fries, are often served with KFC or hamburgers here, too. lol
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• Russian Federation
28 Mar 18
Garnish for meat
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
28 Mar 18
That means you are using them as vegetables only! No @MashaVickina? Thanks!
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• 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 (27424)
• 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!
@lynnief (1203)
• Australia
29 Mar 18
I very rarely use potatoes. It's not that I don't like them, I just forget about them. A couple of weeks ago I ended up planting several potatoes that had sat in the cupboard for so long they were sprouting.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
29 Mar 18
Ha Ha Ha...so you are expecting a bumper crop of potatoes now dear friend @lynnief ! I am sure once you procure tyhem you are going to use them regularly before they get sprouted again! Thanks!
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
30 Mar 18
@lynnief , so nice of you! I am happy to know about your idea! Hope you will have the bumper crop! Thanks!
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@lynnief (1203)
• Australia
30 Mar 18
@AKRao24 If I do get a bumper crop I will probably pass most of them off to friends.
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• 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 (27424)
• 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!