Generations of Germans believe King Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. But the legend, which includes guards surrounding the palace crop and the rebranding of the monarch as Der Kartoffelkönig, the Potato King, is fake. (AP Video shot by Fanny Brodersen)
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Generations of Germans believe King Frederick the Great brought potatoes to Germany. It’s a myth

Generations of Germans believe King Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. But the legend, which includes guards surrounding the palace crop and the rebranding of the monarch as Der Kartoffelkönig, the Potato King, is fake. (AP Video shot by Fanny Brodersen)
 
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