Potatoes turn into "staple food" to save mankind, potatoes depend on you.

Yesterday, news from the Ministry of Agriculture said that China will vigorously promote the strategy of turning potatoes into staple foods such as steamed bread, noodles and rice noodles that Chinese people like to eat, while potatoes will also become the fourth largest staple food crop besides rice, wheat and corn. It is estimated that more than 50% of potatoes will be consumed as staple food by 2020. Other experts say that only potatoes can save mankind.

Mr. Tudou turned over, causing a lot of netizens to party on the Internet. Sour and spicy shredded potatoes, fried potato chips, delicious mashed potatoes, fried, stewed, stewed, boiled, how would you like to eat potatoes in the future?

Foodie Gospel

Don't take potatoes as dry food.

Tudou will be one of the main grains.

Yesterday, according to the website of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the National Advisory Committee on Food and Nutrition and the China seed Association held a seminar on the development strategy of potato staple grain. The meeting put forward the strategy of staple grain of potato, that is, processing potato into steamed bread, noodles, rice noodles and other staple food products suitable for Chinese consumption habits, realizing the transformation of potato from non-staple food consumption to staple food consumption, from raw material products to industrial series of manufactured products, and from food and clothing consumption to nutrition and health consumption. as a supplement to China's three staple grains, potato has gradually become the fourth staple food crop. According to media reports at the meeting, the planting area of potatoes will gradually expand to 150 million mu, and it is estimated that more than 50 percent of China's potatoes will be consumed as a staple grain by 2020.

Compared with wheat, corn and rice, potato flour can be stored for more than 15 years at room temperature, and some countries have listed it as a strategic grain reserve, according to CCTV. Many experts believe that with the rapid growth of the global population, "in the future when there is a food crisis in the world, only potatoes can save mankind."

It is understood that Europe and other Western countries have long regarded potatoes as staple foods, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has long listed wheat, corn, rice and potatoes as the four staple foods. Wan Hua (a pseudonym), who once studied in the UK, said that in British supermarkets, there are few vegetables and a single variety, and all green vegetables add up to only a few shelves, but there are a large number of potatoes and at least a dozen varieties. "the British love potatoes!" She said that when "China on the Tip of the tongue 2" was a hit, the British people also copied "Britain on the Tip of the tongue", and Tudou was the only protagonist.

Experts say

The average person in Nanjing eats more than 3 jin of potatoes per month.

"people are surprised to hear that potatoes are the staple grain. In fact, potatoes are already the staple grain in Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Gansu and other regions of the country." Zang Guocheng, a senior horticulturist of the Nanjing Municipal Committee of Agriculture, said that places such as Gansu and Inner Mongolia eat potato powder.

Zang Guocheng said: at present, the staple grain in China is mainly wheat and rice, and the planting area of potatoes has also expanded in recent years, which can be used as a staple grain in the future. He said that at present, many potatoes in the northwest region are processed into starch for export, and the nutritional value of potato starch is very high, and some varieties can be used as staple grains after being processed into whole flour, such as steamed bread, noodles, cakes, and so on.

"people in the south are still used to rice as a staple food, and they may not be used to potatoes as staple food, while in places where the north likes to eat flour, potatoes can be used as staple food, and potato flour is more nutritious than wheat flour." Zang Guocheng said that there are also many restaurants in Nanjing doing potato staple food, basically adding potato powder, and the staple food tastes good. He also pointed out that Nanjing people consume a lot of potatoes, and it is estimated that each person eats more than 3 jin of potatoes every month.

It is understood that Nanjing has also introduced potato varieties from the northeast, but the price of potatoes is relatively high, mainly cooking, coupled with the soil is not suitable, the yield is not too high, easy to produce viruses and other factors, so it is impossible to grow in a large area. In spite of this, he believes that potatoes as a staple grain is the trend of development in the future, and our country depends more on potatoes and wheat to solve the food problem.

Omnipotent potatoes

Delicious nutrition without getting fat, rich in nutrition

There is a saying in our country that "potatoes are not used as dry food". In fact, potatoes are rich in nutritional value, which is known as underground apples and second bread abroad. Potatoes contain almost all the nutrients in grains, vegetables and fruits. The new dietary guidelines recommend that each person should eat potatoes about 5 times a week, 50 grams-100 grams each time.

It is not easy to gain weight

Many young women who love beauty are more concerned about their figure. Will they get fat if they take potatoes as a staple food? Experts said that, in fact, potatoes are no higher in carbohydrates than other traditional food crops. As long as you eat less fried potato products, the human body will not accumulate too much fat, and potatoes as a staple food are not easy to get fat.

High output

Zang Guocheng, a senior horticulturist of the Nanjing Municipal Committee of Agriculture, said that potatoes are rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron, thiamine, etc., and have almost all the nutrients in grain, fruits and vegetables. Moreover, the yield of potatoes is extremely high, and the yield per mu can reach 10,000 jin. It is an ideal staple food to replace rice and flour.

Easy to store

Compared with wheat, corn and rice, potato flour can be stored for more than 15 years at room temperature. Some countries regard potato powder as strategic grain reserve.

It tastes good and can be eaten a lot.

Potatoes are eaten in many ways and taste good, including potato chips, shredded potatoes, mashed potatoes, hot and sour, stir-fried, vinegar. Potatoes can also be processed into potato powder, can make steamed bread, twistbread, dumplings, noodles, pancakes, bread, cakes, snacks, as well as mashed potatoes, potato porridge and so on.