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The History of the Potato

Presented by: Festival of Politics
0EDINBURGH: The Scottish Parliament
PSunday 16th August, 2015
N2:00pm

Event information

Dr Glenn Bryan leads the Potato Genetics and Breeding group at the James Hutton Institute in Dundee and was a participant in both the potato and tomato genome sequencing projects. He teams up with World Kitchen in Leith, for a unique event that will present both an illustrated talk tracing the potato’s roots from Peru to its contemporary use in frozen chips and beyond. Includes a mouth-watering cookery demonstration and tasting.

Venue information

EDINBURGH: The Scottish Parliament
0Horse Wynd
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
> www.festivalofpolitics.org.uk
! 0131 348 5200