Potatoes are from the Solanaceae or nightshade plant family, whose other members include peppers, tomatoes, goji berries, tomatillos, eggplants, petunias, and tobacco. Potatoes are the swollen portions of the underground stems, called tubers, which store food for the leafy portion of the plant. Potatoes are the world’s fourth-largest food crop, following rice, wheat, and corn. Potatoes originated in what […]