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TIL that to promote potatoes, French agronomist Parmentier put guards around his potato fields, making them seem valuable. At night, they were left unguarded, so peasants could steal potatoes and grow (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Also the man behind the french dish, hachis parmentier. A basic version of the shepherd's pie. "Hachis" pronounced "ha-shi" meaning the ingredients were "hachés" or minced.

[–] Zeshade 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's pronounced more like "a-shi". Obviously we don't pronounced the first "h".

[–] Buck 4 points 1 year ago

Bless you

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