Potatoes are tomatoes! Ok not exactly, but scientists have worked out that modern potatoes evolved, in part, from an ancient tomato plant. “Dipping fries into ketchup just got a little more mind-bending.”
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Potatoes are tomatoes! Ok not exactly, but scientists have worked out that modern potatoes evolved, in part, from an ancient tomato plant. “Dipping fries into ketchup just got a little more mind-bending.”
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As they say in wine pairings: if it grows together, it goes together.
Perhaps it was no coincidence that their names rhyme.
Sure, Lisa, some magical animal.
Now you're making me hungry.
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