History through the eyes of the potato - Leo Bear-McGuinness

[@jimbo8549]

The potato was a major player in Finland's population growth in the 1800's! The potato is suited well for the cold climate and short summer of Finland. The fact that it can survive cold temeratures as long as the ground doesn't freeze made it a good food item.

[@theroldan8675]

it is a real miracle.. since discovery of potatoes practically all famines in world history finishes

[@kirillassasin]

Not as good during 1866-68

[@connormclernon26]

The potato is a hardy plant able to thrive in numerous climates. It’s no wonder it’s the backbone of many diets

[@bonniewatt]

@@kirillassasin you have the dates wrong. the Irish potato famine occured for multiple years, beginning in 1845 and ending 7 years later.

[@kymenlaaksolainen4755]

@@bonniewatt He wasnt talking about the Irish potato famine, but of a famine that occurred in Finland during that time

[@onemouthymerc]

Not to mention Matt Damon wouldn't have stood a chance on Mars.

[@jepokacor]

God, I wanted to read this comment when finishing watching the video. Noice!!!

[@Asmaa_311]

Yeah..

[@Joakim1400]

In Finland the word for potato is "peruna" in reference to its peruvian ancestry

[@ZuGa1384]

💖

[@karllindstrom1750]

Not really. The word "peruna" more likely originates from the older words "pärun" or "peerun" which meant pear. This in turn comes from an old swedish term for potato "jordpäron" which litterally means earth-pear. This in turn comes from the german "erdbirne" which means the same thing and the french "pomme de terre" which means apple of the earth.

[@paulosoria1279]

Oh woo this is amazing

[@aprendeinglesconanimes1299]

Woa it sound cool, thanks for the name, gretting from Perú Lima.

[@Josh-yrra128]

:o

[@nyasshole6124]

Don't forget the accidental invention of potato chips.

[@malvoliomaximillian2001]

Marrick Curia no,a chef got so mad at a food reviewer that he cut potatoes to thin layers & throw it to a fryer

[@tiantian329]

Marrick Curia Yes the chef did slice the potato thin on purpose, but his original intent never was to invent a worldwide snack food. That’s where the “accident” part comes into play.

[@neutralpie420]

@@tiantian329 so the horrifyingly delicious snack is made from a pissed chef

[@ayyappanchithambaram4575]

@@neutralpie420 Well yes but at the same time yes

[@thischanneliscancelled3477]

George crum invented this crispy potato chips

[@StarMonkies]

Interesting video but I can't watch a video mentioning the Irish potato famine without mentioning the conditions the natives lived in at the time. Land was taken off the native Irish and plantations were given to Scottish and English protestants. The native Irish then had to work the land and pay high rent to the landlords. This created a situation where much of the crops grown by the native Irish were sold and exported to Britain and the rest of Europe and the natives were dependant on a small patch of land to grow potatoes to feed themselves and their large families. When the potato crop failed all other crops were still being exported out of Ireland while the Irish starved to death. There tended to be a very laissez faire attitude to dealing with the crisis in Ireland with the British crown giving a pitiful amount of money at the time (Some will argue it was intentionally laissez faire). For this reason many Irish people call it a genocide rather than a famine. Whether intentional or not, millions of Irish died or immigrated due to the decisions of the crown and landlords that ruled the Irish at the time. Ireland's population went from 8 millions to about 4 million. Much worse than this video reported. Now I don't bitterly hold on to the past or have any bad feeling towards the British today. However there is a lack of acknowledgement from British and Irish about what really happened during "an gorta mór" (meaning the great hunger). I'm sure its a combination of just not being aware of what really happened plus a fear of reopening old wounds and hurting British and Irish relations. So it wasn't as simple as the potato crop failed. There was food being grown in Ireland but it was being sent to Britain and the rest of Europe. It was policy, rather than lack of food that killed the Irish.

[@ethylenoxid]

+StarMonkies thanks for the comment!

[@Loracanne]

+StarMonkies my thoughts exactly. Funny how a lot of people associate potatoes with Ireland but they don't know why.

[@Cdroh]

finally I thought I was the only one on this video who knew the truth terrible terrible injustice that befell Ireland

[@Cdroh]

***** fact. Probably the first time I've seen this much sense on a KZbin comment section lol

[@maevem316]

Yeah, there are more people of irish descent in other parts of the world then in Ireland because of it

[@goop0d]

Ye olde potato shoppe Beautiful.

[@thepugawsomegamer1722]

Actually the y in ye sounds like th

[@laurenj9078]

It’s a thorne

[@user-cp1ce5mu2v]

@@laurenj9078 no, it's a yorne

[@vaniapinto8214]

MeeAwsum no it’s a porne

[@happyhdjdgxide6831]

That's fact 1-

[@HairJordan]

So basically the entire world was just waiting for potatoes so that it could develop into the modern world that we now take for granted

[@BeaverChainsaw]

Well the Columbian exchange brought a lot of new foods to the old world and pretty much ended natural famines(nowadays most famines are man made) so it did help the global population grow really fast along with other revolutionary technologies so it is reasonable to say without the potato and other staple crops, some of us would probably not be alive

[@rosannaelliott9714]

Sounds good to me. And i do agree.

[@allidal1]

@@BeaverChainsaw How are famines nowadays man-made?

[@veryconfused9768]

Europe is lucky to get potatoes first.

[@danidejaneiro8378]

@@allidal1 - #capitalism

[@unigamerderp7430]

potato is love ,potato is life.

[@glassesvoices5097]

Unigamer derp your profile pic is spaghetti

[@shiptopotatoland5497]

Unigamer derp yep

[@veryconfused9768]

Yessssssssssssssssssss

[@srivatsanlakshminarayanan8808]

Absolutely

[@diepdao8573]

🥔 is solution for poor 🥔 is FUTURE

[@lifextramiles]

love the narrator

[@crypton8639]

+Gammerson That soothing voice talking about potatoes, has me feeling content

[@joif.1071]

+Fawkes lol...same

[@NightaChan]

+Fawkes Even if I understand nothing he makes me want to keep watching. :P

[@el_naif]

All over Peru, you can find the surprising number of 10 different varieties of potatoes in any market (white, yellow, cocktail, blue, huayro...) but in fact there are actually 3000 scientifically known varieties. We know so little.

[@der-k5602]

yes, there are a lot, not only in Peru but in Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, potatoes have been very important throughout the history and our dishes diversity.

[@VidelaArg]

der -K No, only in Peru bro

[@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020]

@@VidelaArg yes , the potato is actually from our beautiful Peru but I’m sure it was taken to nearby countries such as Colombia and Ecuador hundreds of years before the rest of the world caught on since they didn’t have to travel too far.

[@fiachradillon]

Actually England took all of Ireland’s food and aided the the blite disease. They stopped all food coming into Ireland but Turkey managed to bring 2 boat loads in secretly into Drogheda’s harbor. (Because of this Drogheda has adopted the star & crescent as it’s towns emblem to thank them) It wasn’t a famine that happened in Ireland it was Genocide

[@boobyqueen]

It wasn’t genocide

[@abner20bushi]

Ah, the british... How lovely they have always been...

[@alnahian1796]

why is it that British are always the bad guy of everyones history but in there history they always have tried to help the other nations

[@pentagon-crackheadangels9655]

Al Nahian It's just your perspective. It's the same case with China. They attempted to colonized any country that seems to be suffering by taking advantage of their current state. Which seems like a "helping" action to the colonizers' perspective. Wake up, you just got brainwashed by those good-for-nothing colonizers which have minds of only plotting world domination.

[@erenardakaplan7984]

I am Turk and ı didn't know whats happening,thanks for the information dude.Our country is very generous

[@pupycron]

I have never thought my ancestors created so much history, proud to be a potato!

[@potatopotatoeOG]

😢family!

[@technicalsanaullah7963]

or is it

[@sadaque7490]

Potato in Spanish is PAPA that comes from Quechua Language who is one of the Languages of Ancient Perú. ♥️

[@bigt5818]

The potato deserves a holiday.

[@aprendeinglesconanimes1299]

We have one here in Peru is the 30th May

[@theroldan8675]

it is a sacred plant like lemon or apples

[@Ihaveagasmask]

@ꅏꑀꁲꈜꑀ꒒ yes

[@mcfarofinha134]

St Spudius day

[@donnakeith7443]

That's why I don't eat potatoes anymore. I'm on keto.

[@samuelmaucaille702]

Here in Peru, we have a lot of species of potatoes in many forms, size, taste, and colors (approximately: 3000).In my mother's birthplace, a little town in the Andes there was unique species.Regrettably, they disappeared due to the pollution in the environment. Now our government it's working in save and take care all of those species. I'm very happy for that. :)

[@pen6816]

When I had to go for an interview for an engineering course, the first question the interviewer asked was "what is the role of the potato in world history?" I pulled something together about the Irish potato famine and increased emigration to America and he said it was one of the best responses he heard but I would have loved to have seen this video before and appear to be omniscient being.

[@glomerglomer9229]

THANK YOU PERÚ! MY LIFE WITHOUT FRIED POTATOES WOULD BE BORED

[@VidelaArg]

❤️🇵🇪

[@ICxrsedII]

Boring*

[@krissj.h.944]

❤❤

[@JessicaQ]

I'm flattered that you made a video about me 😊

[@sanjayanandpau4063]

Jessica, what is your Asian name?

[@JessicaQ]

+Anand Pau my what?

[@sanjayanandpau4063]

Your Asian name

[@JessicaQ]

Anand Pau I don't have an "Asian name"

[@RajSingh-qc6lq]

+Anand Pau My entire foods class in grade 11 had brown(south asian) names, including the teacher lmao

[@whitedragon1204]

my father is from peru and all of that is true. when I visit there they had so many kinds of potatoes.

[@victorquadros1762]

Potatoe for President. They can stop Isis

[@anpratadraiochtuil5293]

Still better than Donald Trump!

[@billzhang1448]

+An Práta Mór but donald trump looks like a potatoe with a toupee.

[@annawing770]

Victor Quadros Yeah, an orange potato.

[@aprofessionalgamer5355]

@@anpratadraiochtuil5293 Too bad trump got rid of isis, isn't it?

[@adriansanmartin6258]

@@aprofessionalgamer5355 the potato can do that and more...

[@maheshkatta9278]

OMG. My respect for potatoes grew by multiple folds. Next time I see a potato in market I will thank him for his contribution to this modern world.

[@MARTINNOT1]

Thanks from Peru. Not only the potato not only was taken from here, another vegatables like quinoa, chirimoya, tomato, etc.. The ancient peruvians domesticated it thousands of years before the Incas. When it was cultivated in Europe was such a strong vegetable that could grow in any country. The film The Martian shows it coud live in that planet too.

[@Fummy007]

Why is Ireland partitioned at 2:08? That didn't happen untill 1921.

[@BunkerStrategist]

+Fummy Well also considering that Ireland was also part of the UK (read United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) officially from at least 1800 and before that in personal union with Britain for most of the post medieval history that it was united I would count Ireland in with those empire makers, let alone the glaring flaw that is the partition being shown way before such a thing was even concieved.

[@zazkegirotron]

Dankus Memus thats funny haha you say that you don't care about it. but you care about potato. nice

[@Korhh]

Because it belongs too Britain.....

[@zazkegirotron]

Dankus Memus potato ---> the video xD

[@shanedyra5881]

Ireland always wanted to be free they had to drive us out of the north to claim it

[@geckomajved6776]

Peruvian is also blessed with Healing Plants, Love here as Pinoy

[@SINCHIROCA07]

I am so surprised I am so happy that my parents lived in Peru and that is my culture ❤️👍🏼🙂🍟

[@jakefrommars64]

They also saved Mark Watney #The Martian

[@artscalibur6040]

It's Mark Watney, not Mark Earnest, dude. Watch the movie this time. Not just the trailer

[@jakefrommars64]

I did watch the movie. I also ready the book. I hate autocorrect

[@Vexsus22]

proof read is a thing

[@audreyn1996]

Jacob Davis turn it off then

[@akihidekaratsu7013]

yea haha

[@reljacabarkapa363]

History through eyes of a potato: Water me, water mee, WATER MEEEE × Great, noe I'm dead, and I ain't tellin' sh*t.

[@anthonygc96]

Another reason to be proud of being Peruvian!

[@nsaurabh25]

The undisputed king of vegetables.

[@ChanwooPark-me1wc]

감자가 이렇게 인류의 발전에 기여를 많이 한 줄은 몰랐습니다. 우리 몸에 필요한 거의 모든 영앙분을 가지고 있으면서, 재배하기도 쉬워서 많은 노동자 계급을 먹인 식물이라니, 정말 대단하네요. 유익한 영상 감사합니다.

[@jaygamer25reynolds85]

Finally, somebody who shares my love for potatoes

[@lordweebus4367]

1 like = 1 potato Wow! I wasn't expecting so many likes!

[@lordweebus4367]

Snackies do you understand what a joke is?

[@wilytw]

+Snackies Jeez, tis a joke

[@jonghyeon799]

The Wily Wimpod shut up

[@ishwarkothandaraman3354]

Bloody Rose Why is your profile pic a lactating symmetra as a kid

[@elsebonio4702]

*not enough potato for gulag*

[@melodyk.4612]

The animation of this vid is just mwah *chefs kiss*

[@shreeyamittal1771]

This is among the best Ted Ed videos I have ever seen!

[@ast692]

His voice is so soothing

[@sirmant1651]

potatoes are one of my favourite foods. Especially mashed

[@neandercatz8877]

Did not know that consoles made such a impact on history!

[@VidyutTiwari]

I see what you did there..

[@neandercatz8877]

+Vidyut Tiwari ;D

[@neandercatz8877]

TheSleeplessOwl What does that mean?

[@cactusgamingyt9960]

TheSleeplessOwl Bow down for Xbox 360

[@TheGamingSyndrom]

Neandercatz that consoles are potatoes

[@pedroluisvn7678]

I always knew Perú developed them, and Chile just keeps saying they did, but this video proved it :,) !

[@VidelaArg]

Chileans always hang on to Peruvian achievements, when they discover that something is Peruvian, Chileans claim it theirs, like the pisco 😂

[@yoeltogarmikael3278]

same like indonesia and malaysia

[@turismosoluciones4282]

@@VidelaArg omg yes fr, im done with chileans

[@reuben04]

That’s my people😭🇵🇪✊🏽

[@jupiter7795]

That situation at 0:13 doesn't rub me quite right.

[@donovanbelair4544]

I know I'm late to saying this, but this is a nod to a Norman Rockwell painting

[@luannamorillogalvez9826]

AMAZING! proud peruvian ¡ LOVE FROM PERU .

[@VidelaArg]

🇵🇪💕

[@colonelgraff9198]

Without the potato, we'd have no McDonalds French Fries...

[@colonelgraff9198]

...or Mr. Potato Head

[@sylvercritter]

And there would not be little boys with Minecraft pictures as their profile pic.

[@colonelgraff9198]

+WoodCoal Even Minecraft has potatoes.

[@sylvercritter]

I'm saying minecraft would not exist at all if potatoes didn't exist

[@danielfansgroup]

question is does macdonal use a real patato for their french fries

[@Mar-yw7bq]

HERE IN PERÚ WE HAVE MORE THAN 1000 VARIATIONS OF POTATOES. ..I CAN'T IMAGINE MY LIFE WITHOUT POTATOES

[@MilanMilan0000]

You owe that to Perú! Perú will rise! ',:D

[@MaxiosMB]

Sure

[@jedihunter176]

+Vegeta I'd say Peru's risen quite a bit! Andes not enough for you? Any more and Peru will into space!

[@Horaxus]

I'm Peruvian and here are ehm... potatoes from all shapes and ehm... sizes :D

[@jedihunter176]

Mayachan Oh my. I'm not sure where this is going.

[@Horaxus]

To our stomachs of course ;)

[@SkoomaIceCoffee]

Think again,Almost every historical event can be partially attributed to some kind of food. Like the an ancient harappan civilization collapsed due to a long period drought.

[@ev12353]

Pushkar Shrivastava the westernization of Russia was partially due to the potato.

[@HelloitsNani]

I just want to take a moment and thank all the potatoes.... Thank you potatoes! You guys are great and taste amazing

[@putiimsong1563]

The first 26 seconds of the video made me chuckle.

[@whiskers__]

+TED-ED You have only shown it's importance in Europe, you should have shown more about the rest of the world as you claim that the whole world's history has been shaped by Potato. Just a suggestion.

[@firecage7925]

+Lanla Colan Well, considering Europe conquered most of the world, the statement that the world has been shaped by the potato is correct.

[@firenzarfrenzy4985]

History of potato video everywhere: 4 minutes History of potato video in Ireland: 4 seconds

[@ralphthewonderllama4923]

Potatoes were even used to fend off a Japanese submarine that surfaced near a U.S. warship. Some crewmen were on deck peeling potatoes, and threw what they were holding at the sub. The sub crew apparently thought that grenades were being lobbed them, and the sub quickly submerged.

[@mila8613]

Please do a video of Irish political history with the 1916 rising and what happened as a result of that cause these videos are so easy to remember and understand

[@andreahello8446]

Thank you for finally making a history about my ancestors😂

[@shinybernard0455]

We italian make one of the most important dish of our cuisine with potatoes: Gnocchi

[@TreeFittyCent]

I never knew potatoes came from South America! That's insane! You normally associate potatoes with European-descended recipes, right? Interesting stuff.

[@nicoleyauri7443]

Mm no, I wonder why europeans never learn about south America's culture. Is weird that a lot of people think Peru is in Africa, or they simple never heard of it. Still here in south America schools always teach European history. Sad.

[@VidelaArg]

🇵🇪🇵🇪🇵🇪🇵🇪🇵🇪🇵🇪

[@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020]

@@nicoleyauri7443 Peru is the silent provider. It enriches people’s lives but it’s hardly ever recognized.

[@ahmermirza]

"its almost impossible to imagine a world without potato.." Yup!

[@clifforddenis10]

Really good video and very informative, but I always find that when talking about the potato famine, these videos always gloss over why we Irish were left to eat only potatoes. Its always portrayed that we just loved the potato and didn't know how to grow anything else, so continued eating them until we all died..... Never that our food source was taken away from us by our invaders.

[@erinluvv2840]

The Potato has officially earned My respect

[@limerence8365]

0:21 They have potatos for faces, and napoleon's hat is too big and Lincoln's hat wiggled. It's so silly but so funny!

[@lillieharrison1138]

Found this incredibly helpful! Thank you!!!! xxx

[@jbotter8405]

0:16 surprised no one's mentioned this; i think that's the art piece runaway?

[@alejandroizquierdo2746]

You are absolutely welcome. Pd: Peruvian here 🇵🇪

[@bryankristercaranto4039]

Potato! Oh, lovely potatoes! I’ve watched The Pianist and one interesting thing caught my attention-the POTATOES!

[@ronaldmcdonald7007]

My entire house is powered by the humble mighty potato.

[@jacob1931]

Damn, I think I’ll eat a potato tonight

[@jikseonzluvr]

I can’t believe I’m actually useful, thank you for making a video about me.🥔

[@vervik654]

please do history on tomato now!!!

[@procoreon7995]

Mexico boom there

[@andrewg3836]

Crazy all the history behind a simple potato.

[@chhaylykong7747]

I cant help myself laughing while watching this

[@degariuslozak2169]

Anyone else realise the pun in the title as potatoes do have "eyes"

[@andrewpereira888]

Was the title a pun? If so... I LOVE IT!!!!!!

[@Michele8340]

You can include NI I your animation as they weren't separate from the island at the time, also you might not want it to be orange next time or you might piss off a lot of northerners

[@MsYerif]

I love my country 🇵🇪❤😍

[@animoxd9699]

Peru The king of potatoes 🇵🇪🌠

[@laurensun7099]

The beginning phrases sounded awesome

[@pinkslimepack5308]

this is why my favorite foods will have a trace of the loved spud in it

[@justagenzontheinternet808]

Never thought a video about potato would give me goosebumps Lol

[@amauryalmeida5063]

It should make all of us wonder... How can that be??? With a so easy-to-grow crop... how can still exist hunger around the planet? Very good short video!!! Huge Hug From Brazil Leo Bear-McGuinness :o)))))))

[@lukesewell8294]

Gollum: What's Tators? Sam: Po.ta.toes! Boil em', mash em', sick em' in a stew

[@betzy94]

+Viet lee where are you?? hahhah

[@musikosivo]

haha i was thinking exactly the same thing

[@vn01208503]

+Besuperpositive just when we need his potatoes haha

[@hackdoggan]

i know right rofl

[@obsideonyx7604]

plz no, he'll become a virus if he comes this far.

[@vietlee4290]

+Besuperpositive Sorry I'm Late, didn't knew this came out XDDDDD

[@JKCWvids]

my wife who is russian is watching this video with such pride, as if its our own children.

[@carololoughlin2217]

As a Irish man watching this I am pleased

[@truebluekiss456]

Viet Lee where you at

[@theapplechapel8907]

irish potato famine was the caused by the British not the potatoes, Ireland had enough grain and still good potatoes to feed the country but it was just taken away to feed the english instead.

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

You're welcome.

[@BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n]

i wish i had a friends like potato

[@QualityUrine]

World without potato Technoblade: impossible

[@jarekwrzosek2048]

"Mash 'em, boil 'em, stick 'em in the stew..." - Samwise Gamgee

[@ldekker97]

Potatoes don't have eyes. Checkmate, atheists.

[@sunnynoriega4288]

❓Athiests will remember that

[@redornament3248]

The only God-like being in communism is the glorious *_potato_*

[@أبوهشام-م2ر]

قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : "ما على الأرض رجل يقول : (لا إله إلا الله والله أكبر وسبحان الله والحمد لله ولا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله) ، إلا كُفِّرَت عنه ذنوبه ولو كانت أكثر من زبد البحر " . رواه الحاكم بإسناد صحيح

[@KW-kp7go]

When the (wheel) potato was first (invented) eaten: this is revolutionary!

[@igoroliveira1492]

potatoes are cool

[@squidp5066]

I will never look at potatoes the same waynever again

[@skunktheshrink]

Some of the earliest youtube videos were also shot using potatoes.

[@bryanwhale3479]

nice TED-Ed

[@starcherry6814]

Quit illustrating Napoleon as short

[@awfullygenericname6783]

Star Cherry He’s normal height

[@tombkings6279]

It's just a joke

[@jacobandrews2663]

Guarionex Batista but it's historically inaccurate, and that helps to spread false ideas as such.

[@Suite_annamite]

Well, *Napoleon was short enough that everyone around him was taller than him...* starting with all of his wives.

[@azipoor3468]

I'm sure now Yzma and Kronk are trying to find a magical potion to turn Kuzco(Inca emperor) into a potato😄

[@musikosivo]

+Viet Lee

[@cailynbock7925]

I watched this high asf thinking it would take me through different historical events through the pov of a potato. I was disappointed.

[@arvo-noon]

Reigning Potato💗 👑 👑 🥔 🥔 S L A V E F O O D 🍏🍓🥒🍌🥖🥥🥩

[@ArghyaDas44]

Potato is lifeline in north India. We eat Potato Plants too. Basically Indians eat all vegetable Plants which are edible.