Frederick Great Boosts Germany's Potato Popularity
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A legend says Frederick the Great loved potatoes. He wanted people in Germany to eat them too. People did not want to eat potatoes at that time.
The king made a trick to make people eat potatoes. He put guards around a garden of potatoes. People thought the potatoes were special and wanted to steal them.
But this story is not true, it is a lie. The king did not really eat potatoes. He liked Italian food and French wine instead.
Potatoes were in Germany before Frederick the Great. He told people to grow more potatoes. But people did not grow many potatoes until later.
Today, people still remember the legend about the king. They put potatoes on his grave. Potatoes are important in Germany, and people eat them a lot.
Questions
What did Frederick the Great want people in Germany to eat?
He wanted people to eat potatoes.
What did people think about the potatoes when the king put guards around them?
People thought the potatoes were special and wanted to steal them.
What type of food did Frederick the Great actually like?
He liked Italian food and French wine.
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