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The '''potato''' (pl. ''potatoes''), also called ''Irish potato'' or ''white potato'' or, informally, ''spud'', is one of the world's most important [[food|foods]]. It ranks as the fourth-most-important food crop, after corn (maize), wheat and rice and ahead of soybeans. It provides more calories and more nutrients, more quickly, using less land and in a wider range of climates than any other plant. However, it is hard to store and ship long distances.

The '''potato''' (pl. ''potatoes''), also called ''Irish potato'' or ''white potato'' or, informally, ''spud'', is one of the world's most important [[food|foods]]. It ranks as the fourth-most-important food crop, after corn (maize), wheat and rice and ahead of soybeans. It provides more calories and more nutrients, more quickly, using less land and in a wider range of climates than any other plant. However, it is hard to store and ship long distances.

The potato is a tuber or root of ''Solanum tuberosum''; it comes in many colors (brown, purple, red, white, etc.) and can be easily cooked by frying in oil, baking, or boiling. For long-term storage or shipment, they can be frozen in strips (to make "French Fries" or "chips") or turned to powder.

The potato is a [[tuber]] of ''Solanum tuberosum''; it comes in many colors (brown, purple, red, white, etc.) and can be easily cooked by frying in oil, baking, or boiling. For long-term storage or shipment, they can be frozen in strips (to make "French Fries" or "chips") or turned to powder.

==International Year of the Potato==

==International Year of the Potato==