Potatoes and citrus are the principal export crops.

Potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes, and flowers are important export crops, shipped mostly to the United Kingdom.

Potatoes are occasionally referred to as " Irish potatoes " or " white potatoes " in the United States, to distinguish them from sweet potatoes.

Potatoes do not keep very well in storage and are vulnerable to molds that feed on the stored tubers, quickly turning them rotten.

Potatoes are often broadly classified as high on the glycemic index ( GI ) and so are often excluded from the diets of individuals trying to follow a low-GI diet.

Potatoes contain toxic compounds known as glycoalkaloids, of which the most prevalent are solanine and chaconine.

Potatoes grown in a tall bag are common in gardens as they increase potato yield and minimize the amount of digging required at harvest

Potatoes are generally grown from seed potatoes – these are tubers specifically grown to be disease free and provide consistent and healthy plants.

Potatoes are sensitive to heavy frosts, which damage them in the ground.

Potatoes are usually cured after harvest to improve skin-set.

* Potatoes are used to brew alcoholic beverages such as vodka, potcheen, or akvavit.

* Potatoes ( mainly Russets ) are commonly used in plant research.

Potatoes are prepared in many ways: skin-on or peeled, whole or cut up, with seasonings or without.

Potatoes are boiled between 10 and 25 minutes, depending on size and type, to become soft.

Potatoes are also a major ingredient as fast food items, such as aloo chaat, where they are deep fried and served with chutney.

Potatoes are represented anthropomorphically as well as naturally.

Potatoes are often served as a side dish, often boiled.

Potatoes are eaten year-round as the main source of carbohydrates, and are a staple in many traditional dishes.

* Potatoes and beans are cultivated in South America

Potatoes are grown in fields near the coast, using seaweed-based fertiliser, and in addition the region produces pork products, other root vegetables, cattle ( see below ) and summer berries such as strawberries are grown abundantly.

Potatoes were mostly boiled or processed into potato dough.

Olés are also featured in their Super Potatoes Olé platters, which come in small and regular sizes and are mostly made of Olés covered in nacho cheese, beef, beans, and other Mexican ingredients.

The expression " French Fried Potatoes " first occurs in print in English in the 1856 work Cookery for Maids of All Work by E. Warren: " French Fried Potatoes.

In early 1960, Brown's band recorded the top ten R & B hit, "( Do the ) Mashed Potatoes " on Dade Records, owned by Henry Stone, under the pseudonym " Nat Kendrick & The Swans " because Brown's label refused to release it.

* Small Potatoes was a 1999 TV sitcom made by Hat Trick Productions for Channel 4, about the young manager of a video shop in Leytonstone.

The label was distributed by Cameo-Parkway Records, which at the time was the hottest label for teenage dance crazes (" The Twist ", " Limbo Rock ", "( Do ) The Bird ", " Wah-Watusi ", " Mashed Potato Time ", " Gravy ( For My Mashed Potatoes )", " Hully Gully Baby ", " Bristol Stomp ", "( Do the ) New Continental ").

Potatoes were first imported to the British Isles ( probably to Ireland ) in either 1563 or 1565 ( sources differ ) by Hawkins.

After the child complains that he / she got grounded, given detention, etc., by the defendant, the audience would boo and throw garbage, fake fruits, Potatoes, Squash, Dirty old socks, Breakfast Cereal, and 1 half pint of milk at the defendant.

Potatoes, chilis, apples and other cash crops are grown by farmers on the valley floor, along terraced hillsides, and in some of the more accessible side valleys.

In 1989, Alaskey worked as the original announcer on the short-lived game show Couch Potatoes, hosted by Marc Summers.

Fresh potatoes are classified in position 0701. 90, under the Header Potatoes, fresh or chilled, Subheader Other, while frozen potatoes are classified in position 0710. 10 under the Header Vegetables ( uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water ), frozen, Subheader Potatoes.

Potatoes and Dragons is an animated series produced by Alphanim and Canadian animation company Cinar ( now Cookie Jar ).

" West-Mex " food is defined by the company as being about fresh, bold flavors due to the inclusion of their crisp potato nuggets branded as " Potatoes Olé " ( see below ), sauces, spices, and salsas.

Lynn is known for writing and illustrating children's books, including " All Day Long " and " All Night Long " Hodder & Stoughton ; the " This Little Baby " series Orchard (" My Day Out ", " My New Baby ", " My New Potty ", " My First Tooth "); " Babyfaces " series Orchard (" Baby's Food ", " Baby's Toys ", " Baby's Clothes ", " Baby's Animals "); " Pickle " books Kingfisher (" Pickle and the Box ", " Pickle and the Blanket ", " Pickle and the Blocks " and " Pickle and the Ball "), as well as illustrating books by other authors such as Tony Bradman's " Billy and the Baby " and " Our Baby ", Lorraine Kelly's " Numbers ", " Colours ", and " Opposites ", Donna Bryant's One Day series ( including " One Day at the Seaside " and " One day at Grandma's "); Sue Nicholls's " Bobby Shaftoe Clap Your Hands ", Felicia Law's " Lost Baggage "', Joy Cowley, Joyce Dunbar's " Potatoes and Tomatoes " and David Hately's " Noah ".

In 2004, Bisto diversified into chilled and frozen products by introducing Bisto Roast Potatoes, Bisto Crispies, Bisto Yorkshire Puddings and Bisto Frozen Mashed Topped Pies.

Potatoes, corn, carrots, onions, turnips, parsnips, tomatoes, green beans, butter beans, peas, mustard greens, kale, scallions, sweet potatoes, yellow summer squash, zucchini, butternut squash, cauliflower, broccoli, mushrooms, cucumbers, asparagus, bell peppers ( called mangoes by older rural Kentuckians ), banana peppers, cabbage, beets, eggplant, garlic and avocados.

This was followed by a main dish of Pan-fried Turbot topped with Samphire and served with Vegetable filled Leek Cannelloni, crushed Roast Potatoes and a Beurre Blanc sauce, and a dessert of Ile Flottante-Poached Meringue in Crème Anglaise with Almond Praline Topping and Shortbread Biscuits.

Potatoes naturally produce solanine and chaconine, a related glycoalkaloid, as a defense mechanism against insects, disease, and predators.

But the novel differs in that it is modeled on Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, a genuine adventure story, and presents a geographically impossible array of mammals, birds, reptiles, and plants ( including the Bamboos, Cassavas, Cinnamon Trees, Coconut Palm Trees, Fir Trees, Flax, Myrica cerifera, Rice, Rubber Plant Potatoes, Sago Palms, and an entirely fictitious kind of Sugarcane ) that probably could never have existed together on a single island for the children's edification, nourishment, clothing and convenience.

The show's popularity led to other hosting jobs including the syndicated Couch Potatoes in 1989, and Nickelodeon's What Would You Do?

She starred as the voices of Fumiko & Lisa in Discovery Kids ' Jacques Cousteau's Ocean Tales, was narrator for the acclaimed documentary " Black Coffee " and the travel series Rails of Adventure and was a guest voice on several other voice series including " Totally Spies ", Arthur, Creepschool, Mona the Vampire, and Potatoes & Dragons.

and Potatoes and Dragons and three video games including Wizardry 8, Splinter Cell and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory.