Where did this staple food have its origin?
Correct answer: The Andean region

Leapfoot
Certainly a staple in our diet.

Marcy
french fries from potatoes are teeners favorite

Eeore
Leapfoot, I read that to get the French to accept potatoes, they put armed guards on the gardens so the people knew something of high value was there.

Apai
There were no Incas 1800 years ago, it would be more correct to say Andean people...

littlepuppy
Ireland had the potato blight which resulted in the Starvation if1 Million Irish people .1847-52. Anither million became refugees ..in a country if6 million people

Yana
Marcy, Not just teens !

Meliora
this is very interesting. at least the Spanish Brought something good to Europe