Frozen fries

The homeland of potatoes is considered to be the region of South America, where until now you can find a wild plant in your natural habitat. Potato or Nightshade tuberous is a herbaceous perennial plant that is assigned to the genus and family Nightshade. Potatoes are referred to as so-called tuber crops, which occupy an important place in the diet, as well as in the global culinary tradition.

Researchers assure that for the first time potatoes began to be consumed in the territory of the growth of a wild species of plant about 14 thousand years ago. Indigenous people of South America considered potatoes an important component of both the daily and festive diets. In addition, potatoes were used in various rituals and cults, the plant was donated to the gods.

However, the first written references to a plant such as potatoes were found in Spanish documents that describe the conquest of the Kingdom of Granada. It is worth noting that potatoes, like other food products, have long been used in South America for Europe by the Spanish conquistadors, which in the period from the middle of the 16th century began to actively develop new territories.

Potatoes were presented to Europeans by the brave conquistador Ciez de Leon, who brought the plant to his homeland in Spain from Peru. It is worth noting that for a fairly long period of time, potatoes were used in Europe as an ornamental plant and only over time people were able to appreciate the taste and nutritional characteristics of potato tubers.

Over the thousand-year history of a person's acquaintance with potatoes, people have been able to come up with just a colossal amount of various culinary products using plant tubers. Various foods are made from potatoes, for example starch, flour, as well as chips and others. Fries are perhaps one of the most popular and widely distributed foods made from potatoes.

French fries are considered the national dish of many European states. However, Americans consider themselves true fans of French fries. In the US, they simply love to pair fast food burgers with toasted and crispy fries. Currently, frozen fries are especially popular, which are pieces of peeled and specially chopped (straw) potatoes.

Frozen fries refer to so-called vegetable offal. To complete the process of making frozen fries, you just need to fry the product in a large amount of oil in a fryer or frying pan. It is worth emphasizing that frozen fries differ not only in their magnificent taste, but also in their beneficial properties.

The chemical composition of frozen fries contains a significant amount of B, C vitamins, as well as PP. In addition, frozen fries are enriched with phosphorus, sodium, manganese, iron, potassium, calcium, as well as selenium, magnesium and other minerals useful for the human body.