Embrace the potato this Paddy’s Day!
We love potatoes…especially when they are mashed! That’s why Mash House is the perfect place to celebrate St Patrick’s Day and indulge in our yummy potato specialities including mushroom, cheese, leek & bacon or horseradish mash.
Here are a few interesting facts about the humble potato:
* A potato is about 80% water and 20% solid.
* Henry Spalding first planted potatoes in Idaho in 1837
* Potatoes are a powerful aphrodisiac, says a physician in Ireland.
* The average American eats 140 pounds of potatoes per year. Germans eat more than 200 pounds per year.
* The largest potato grown was 18 pounds and 4 ounces according to the Guinness Book of World Records. It was grown in England in 1795.
For more interesting potato shaped facts and to read the article in full click here.
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