Adventures of Aloo: The Omnipresent Vegetable - a podcast by IVM Podcasts

In this episode, our 2Gs, the Gourmands & Geeks, Sadaf, and Archit are discussing the most loved yet humble vegetable - potato. It is an ingredient that is used alongside all vegetables, in meat dishes, sweet dishes, and even alcohol. In this episode they discuss:

-The global and local history of potatoes.

-If potatoes really helped countries come out of famines.

-Adam Smith’s obsession with potatoes.

-How the British used potatoes to spread their colonialism in India.

-The essential commodities act and why hoarding is good for the economy.

-Health benefits of potatoes

So sit back and relax, put some potato fries in the fryer, squeeze out the mustard dip and listen to our 2Gs narrate a few unheard facts and theories.

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