A Few of My Favorite Things - National Potato Day

Today is a great day to celebrate! 

It is National Potato Day!  One of my favorite foods!  The potato is so versatile!

You can roast them, shred them, dice them, keep them whole, fry them, mash them...eat them for breakfast, lunch, dinner and even as a snack!  Some people like ketchup with their potatoes, but my top choices for condiments are cheese (cheese makes everything better) and ranch dressing!

French Fries from Bud the Spud in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Breakfast potatoes are my favorite...hash browns or home fries - I love them both!  How do you like your potatoes?! Let me know your favorites below in the comments ⬇️

Five fun facts about the potato:

1.  Potatoes were first grown in Peru...dated back to around 5000 BC!

2. The largest potato ever grown weighed in at 18 pounds, 4 ounces!

3. Potatoes are 80% water!

4. The average American eats 140 pounds of potatoes every year!

5. There are over 200 different types of potatoes sold in the United States!

A family unearths cooked potatoes from an underground oven. A once in a lifetime experience from our visit to Peru in 2018. Peru is the birthplace of potatoes.

For those that love potatoes as much as we do, a trip to the Idaho Potato Museum in Blackfoot, Idaho is a must! Here you will learn anything and everything potato related! And they even give you “Free tators for out of staters”. Adult admission is $6…and is well worth the stop!

Check out the size of this potato...perfect for a photo op!

However you like your potatoes, enjoy them today…because today is their day to shine!