History of the Potato: Peeling the Layers of a Remarkable Success Story [7min]

A survivor of wars, famines and political intrigue... and more recently the low carb diet frenzy, the potato is such a familiar staple, that we tend to forget its history."Woman's Hour" follows its journey from the mountain terraces of the Inca Empire and introduces some varieties you may not have heard -- including one called"makes the daughter-in-law cry". Guest: Lyndsay Mikanowski, coauthor of Potato (Grub Street).