Many Irish who did not die came to the United States at this time
Over a million Irish came to America; one of them was the great-grandfather of John F. Kennedy
In other parts of Europe, people did not want to change their old food habits
Some preferred to die of hunger rather than eat potatoes
In 1774, King Frederick of Germany wanted to stop his people from dying of hunger
He understood that potatoes were a good food, so he told the people to plant and eat potatoes or else his men would cut off their noses
The people were not happy, but they had no choice and so started to eat potatoes
Today, people in this part of Germany eat more potatoes than any other nationality
Each person eats about 370 pounds of potatoes every year!
Today, many countries have their own potato dishes
Germans eat potato salad, and the United States has the baked potato
And, of course, the French invented French fries
Now French fries are popular all over the world
The English eat them with salt and vinegar, the French eat them with salt and pepper, the Belgians eat them with mayonnaise, and the Americans eat them with ketchup