Potato
Potatoes, root vegetables domesticated in the Andes mountains of South America, spread across the world before the collapse. While civilization practiced monoculture, breeding countless identical potato plants, collapse led to the rediscovery and spread of many traditional Andean varieties. Gardening communities across the Fifth World continue to grow and enjoy them.
#Human relations
People of the Fifth World use potatoes for food much as people do now. They must always cook the potato to neutralize the toxins the raw tuber contains. Methods of preparation for the potato include boiling, mashing, and sticking in stews.
#Specialization
- A community specializing in relationship with potatoes will invariably practice a certain amount horticulture, and therefore live in settled villages for at least part of the year. They may place such importance on potatoes due to living in a rocky, mountainous, or soil-depleted region where other plants don't grow as easily. Such people may split their time between growing potatoes and hunting mountain-loving wild animals, such as sheep and goats.