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What's your favourite way to eat potato?

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It's National Potato Day in the UK today, a day which is used to celebrate the humble spud and the many different ways it can be cooked.

Potatoes are an incredibly versatile vegetable, and can be used in lots of different meals. They also happen to be delicious!

We want to know what your favourite way to eat a spud - make sure to vote below.

Potato fact file

  1. Potatoes were first grown in South America over 7000 years ago

  2. The vegetables are packed full of nutrients, such as iron, potassium and vitamin C

  3. There are over 4000 types of potato

  4. Thomas Jefferson, president of the USA in the early 1800s, is thought to have come up with the phrase 'French fries'

  5. The heaviest potato in the world was grown by a man called Peter Glazebrook in Nottinghamshire - his spectacular spud weighed a whopping 4.98 kilograms - is heavier than a cat

  6. In October 1995, the potato became the first vegetable grown in space