The Potato Eaters Trivia Quiz

Answer: Quechua

Native to the Andes region of South America, potato was the staple vegetable of the indigenous people, the Incas. Its cultivation spread to the rest of the world when the Spanish conquistadores brought it to Europe. Sopa de papa cashqui is a Peruvian soup with potatoes, onions, eggs and cheese.

Answer: Finnish

As in most Scandinavian countries, potatoes are a favourite food in Finland. Imullytetty Perunalaatikko is a potato pudding sweetened with sugar and milk.

Answer: Arabic

Albatatis came from the Spanish word for potato, patata, which came from the Caribbean Taino, batata. Batata Harra is a Lebanese recipe for hot potatoes, spiced with coriander, garlic and paprika.

Answer: German

The South American spud is very popular in the German cuisine, it accompanies most meat and fish dishes and it also stands on its own in potato salads, soups and puddings. Bauernfruehstueck or farmer's breakfast, is an omelet with fried potatoes, ham, onions and leeks.

Answer: Greek

The word geomilon literally means apple of the earth but in colloquial modern Greek the word patata is used, as in many other languages. The potato arrived in Greece at the beginning of the 19th century and it was not received well because it was thought to be poisonous.

Its cultivation became very important to the local population during the difficult famine years of the two world wars and it was established as a staple food.

Answer: Dutch

Stamppot is a traditional dish in the Netherlands and Belgium, potatoes mashed with other vegetables and even fruit, like spinach, kale, carrots, onions and apples. Best not forget, Belgium's national dish, moules-frites or mosselen-friet, mussels with fried potatoes, mmmm!!

Answer: Welsh

Also, spelled tatws, the potato is a favourite in Welsh cuisine, used in stews, pies and soups. Tatws Pum Munud is a stew made with potatoes, bacon and vegetables.

Answer: Hungarian

Burgonya and krumpli are the Hungarian words for potato. Potato is one of the key ingredients in Hungary's national dish, goulash, a thick soup or stew with meat, potatoes, onions and lots of paprika.

Answer: Somali

Although the Somali staple starches are sorghum and maize, potato is often used in Somali cuisine, especially and together with peas and onions as a filling in sambusas, the traditional Somali fried pastries.

Answer: Chinese

Literally translating as earth bean, the potato has a small but significant presence in China and Asia. Many recipes use either potato or sweet potato but this particular recipe caught my eye, mainly because of how beautiful the finished product looks.

The recipe is purple sweet potato buns which are delicate, silky buns, boiled or steamed, made with two doughs, one white and one purple, rolled together.