
Our love-hate relationship with the potato - and where it all began
Published on: Aug. 5, 2025, 7:25 a.m. | Source: The Indian Express
In a world obsessed with limiting carbs, the potato has been vilified and villainised. Could the discovery of the Miocene-epoch romance, a random encounter that led to the birth of a food that can feed billions of the Earth’s hungry, help rehabilitate its image?