Potatoes (4/13)

Potatoes originally came from South America, too. The indigenous people in South America ate potatoes and fed them to their animals. However, they didn’t become popular in the US until they were taken from South America to Europe and the popularity in Europe grew. In particular, the Irish grew a lot of potatoes and the huge influx of Irish immigrants, ironically partly due to the Irish potato famine, cemented the popularity of potatoes in the US.