For centuries, the French absolutely hated the humble potato. Find out why, how that all changed, and how a dramatic theatrical troupe may have been involved, with Red & Scoot.

Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato#

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_potato#Spread_across_the_world

https://www.farmersalmanac.com/parmentier-made-potatoes-popular

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine-Augustin_Parmentier

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Lavoisier

https://www.montana.edu/extension/pspp/funspudfacts.html

http://napoleonireland.com/napoleon/academic-papers-articles/parmentier-the-first-pharmecist-of-the-great-army/

https://potatogoodness.com/potato-fun-facts-history/

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