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Poutine

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Poutine is a popular dish where I live, in the Canadian province of Quebec. It comes from the Centre-du-Québec area and emerged in the 1950s.  Several restaurants from this area claim to be the inventor of this wonderful dish, like Le Roy Jucep in Drummondville, La petite vache in Princeville and also Le lutin qui rit in Warwick but nobody knows the truth about this serious question.  Poutine is made with French fries and cheese topped with a brown gravy, but there is a lot of regional variations. A lot of people, like me, appreciate this dish. Poutine is a symbol of Quebec's culture. It can be eaten as a main course or as a side dish. Originally, poutine was eaten in casse-croûtes, a "greasy spoon" type dinners in the province of Quebec. It can also be eaten hockey arena, a popular sport in Canada. Because of its popularity, poutine can be found in almost every restaurant. In the northern border regions of the United States, there is also poutine. One year ago, dur

German Potatoes

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Germany has a great culture and is a good place to visit. Of course, one of the best things to do in this wonderful country is to eat German potatoes. Germans eat tons of them every year, whether they are baked, sliced or fried. There is a few facts to know about spuds in Germany: Per year, in Germany, a person eats 60-65 kilograms of spuds in average. Potato first arrived in this country only in 1630. Potato salad is well-liked and there are different versions of this wonderful dish. We can't talk about potatoes without mentionning chips. Chips are not native from Germany but some flavor choices are, like salt, paprika, currywurst, ketchup, mayonnaise and even the African sauce chakalaka. I would like to go in Germany to eat sauce chakalaka chips. Reibekuchen are shredded spuds mixed with onions deep fried, applesauce, smoked salmon and yogurt sauce. It is a popular dish in Christmas markets. I would also like to visit a German Christmas market. https://www.dw.c

Potatoes in China

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To begin, China is the biggest potato producer in the world. It's generating more than 22 percent of global spud production. Its cultivation takes place in all regions of China, but it is predominantly grown in the northern and southern regions of this country. Following the Great Chinese Famine, spud production had been on the rise during the 1960s and early 1970s.  Since then, they became an integral part of the Chinese diet, especially in rural  parts. They are being used to  make french fries and potato crisps. In China, spuds have helped to reduce poverty and assure food security. The planted area of potatoes have grew because of these benefits for Chinese people. There are also great economic returns of selling potatoes. This vegetable is used to treat abdominal pain, insects bites, burns, wounds, stomach illness and throat and mouth infection in China. This wonderful vegetable can also  improve immunity. India, Russia, Ukraine, United States and even Germany are also