
Care for a spud latte?
Domesticated in the last 10,000 years in modern-day Peru, the humble tuber was the staple crop of the Inca long before its association with Ireland or Idaho. Now one of the top ten most-produced crops in the world by volume has morphed into unrecognizable forms like chips and gnocchi, processed into products like shepherd’s pie and stationary. The applications of the starchy root vegetable know no limits (they even grow in space!) and from hashbrowns to Hasbro, the potato delivers. Now, it’s ready for its next journey: becoming “milk.”