Potatoes in Ukrainian diets
Ukrainians grateful to Columbus who brought potatoes to Europe from American continent, because potato became the main product used in many Ukrainian dishes such as, soups, mashed potato, stews, pancakes, etc. Potato is cheap on markets; moreover, many Ukrainians grow it on their land. At the same time many Ukrainians hate Columbus because growing potato demands a lot of hard work and effort. Almost all Ukrainians in rural areas grow potatoes and other products on their own. And if you think they use machines and other mechanisms for this, you are mistaken, almost everything done by hands and old farmer equipments. In addition to this, people have to fight the worse enemy of potato plants – Colorado Beetle – that demands for high expenses on chemicals.
