
Tourists leave potatoes on Frederick the Great’s grave. They’re perpetuating a German myth
By STEFANIE DAZIO and FANNY BRODERSEN Associated Press POTSDAM, Germany (AP) — Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. The legend is this: King Frederick II of Prussia wanted his subjects to eat potatoes, introduced to Europe in the 16th century from South America. But the people of Prussia,
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