Why don't Asians eat potatoes?

[rashka]

Potatoes are a rarity in Asian (Chinese) cookbooks. Why hasn't it caught on in that part of the world yet it is a main staple in European cuisine?

[Mark]

Not to be a contrarian but Okinawan Sweet Potatoes are a staple food of that culture. Some SE Asian cultures eat them too.

http://i.imgur.com/sjiJKdH.jpg

[arcticwolf]

Potatoes are a rarity in Asian cookbooks. Why hasn't it caught on in that part of the world yet it is a main staple in European cuisine?

They are scared of potatoes. They fear potato head! They will never get over it! :laugh:

[mr. logan]

Cause they eat them raw. :)
China is the top World producer and consume 40 kg per capita year. Between them and India, they produce a third of the global. USA consumes just 20 kg per capita of fresh product.

[Svipdag]

Unless you exclude Bharatis (Indians) from Asians, THEY DO. Potatoes, known as "aloo" have long been common in Bharati cuisine. They are often combined with other vegetables such as saag (spinach) or chane (chickpeas) .

Inasmuch as potatoes originated in the New World, it is likely that they were introduced into Bharat by the British during the Raj.

[rashka]

By Asians I meant Orientals, not Indians.

[Dombra]

Are they eating potatoes in the mid east?

[The Lawspeaker]

Because they grow rice as their staple crop. Potatoes seem to spoil in the tropical climate and the potato is also relatively new here in Europe. In Spain they arrived from the America's in the late 16th century and then were imported into the Netherlands which began growing them. By the 19th century the potato reached Ireland.

[Atlantic Islander]

They eat sweet potatoes.

[Myth]

I see them in thai curry especially green curry.

[zhaoyun]

Northern Chinese actually eat quite a bit of potatoes. The land is harsh and you cannot grow rice, that's why traditionally Northerners ate wheat based staples, and then when the potato was introduced from the New World, it became popular too.

The problem is that Westerners are usually only exposed to Cantonese culture which is in the deep South of China, so their view of what is Chinese is essentially Cantonese, and they are primarily rice eating people.

[Anglojew]

Indonesians make nice potatoes

[Rambo07]

China is actually one of the largest consumers of potatoes and its a staple with farmers and its the world's largest producer of potatoes now lol but this has happened within the last 40 years or so, in terms of consumption and popularity.

[simple]

We do eat potatoes...

Chicken Adobo
http://www.pinoychow.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Chicken%20Adobo.mp4_snapshot_02.59_[2012.11.10_09.32.15].jpg

Chicken Afritada
http://panlasangpinoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Chicken-Afritada1.jpg

it's in our beef soup (Nilagang Baka)
http://lutongpinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/beef-nilaga.jpg

Pork Giniling
http://www.filipino-food-lovers.com/site-images/giniling_turo_turo_style/giniling.jpg

Menudo
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d9RcbVoy6w4/TK2PNeZYGYI/AAAAAAAAGG4/w939rscKoQg/s1600/menudo+(1)_timestamp.JPG

We, Filipinos eat potatoes :) I actually like it.

[morski]

Potatoes are pig fodder.:)

[SkyBurn]

Northern Chinese actually eat quite a bit of potatoes. The land is harsh and you cannot grow rice, that's why traditionally Northerners ate wheat based staples, and then when the potato was introduced from the New World, it became popular too.

The problem is that Westerners are usually only exposed to Cantonese culture which is in the deep South of China, so their view of what is Chinese is essentially Cantonese, and they are primarily rice eating people.

At the risk of pulling stuff out of my ass, is yam a common vegetable used instead of potato?

[zhaoyun]

Potatoes are a new world food so it was a late introduction.

With that said, it is widely eaten, but more so in Northeast China.

[zhaoyun]

At the risk of pulling stuff out of my ass, is yam a common vegetable used instead of potato?

Yam is a common food, primarily in S China.

[zhaoyun]

We do eat potatoes...

Chicken Adobo
http://www.pinoychow.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Chicken%20Adobo.mp4_snapshot_02.59_[2012.11.10_09.32.15].jpg

Chicken Afritada
http://panlasangpinoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Chicken-Afritada1.jpg

it's in our beef soup (Nilagang Baka)
http://lutongpinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/beef-nilaga.jpg

Pork Giniling
http://www.filipino-food-lovers.com/site-images/giniling_turo_turo_style/giniling.jpg

Menudo
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d9RcbVoy6w4/TK2PNeZYGYI/AAAAAAAAGG4/w939rscKoQg/s1600/menudo+(1)_timestamp.JPG

We, Filipinos eat potatoes :) I actually like it.

I love Filipino food, but cant eat it all the time as its quite heavy.

I love Chicken adobo, palabok, sisig and all the grilled stuff.

[Catkin]

I could not live without glorious potatoes in my life. I prefer them to meat.

[Fortis in Arduis]

Unless you exclude Bharatis (Indians) from Asians, THEY DO. Potatoes, known as "aloo" have long been common in Bharati cuisine. They are often combined with other vegetables such as saag (spinach) or chane (chickpeas) .

Inasmuch as potatoes originated in the New World, it is likely that they were introduced into Bharat by the British during the Raj.

The Portuguese introduced the other New World Solanaceae, chilli. They might have been responsible for the potato.

[Svipdag]

Potatoes are pig fodder.:)

That's what one of my Norwegian uncles said about corn (maize).

[Svipdag]

The Portuguese introduced the other New World Solanaceae, chilli. They might have been responsible for the potato.
Yes, that's certainly possible.

[Azalea]

I could not live without glorious potatoes in my life. I prefer them to meat.

Same here. I could eat potatoes all day long for the rest of my life. <3

[Incal]

Because they were too far from Peru I guess.

[The Lawspeaker]

http://www.brutsellog.com/2013/04_APR/agv.jpg

:hungry:

[gültekin]

Remove potatoes http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/soldier-baby/shooting-soldier-baby-emoticon.gif?1292864934

[morski]

That's what one of my Norwegian uncles said about corn (maize).

Paternal lineage used the crop for this purpose. We are traditionally wheat and dairy and meat eating people. Of course, it all ended with my grandfather, we got urbanized and accepted potatoes as human food, but the saying lives on.