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Potatoes are my favorite meal. But i must have eaten too many, because suddenly I'm allergic to them!!

I know rice and pasta are starches, but they just aren't the same. Any ideas for things that would actually taste like potatoes?

Apparently millet is supposed to be a good substitute and can be made to have the consistency of mashed potatoes but I haven't tried it so can't vouch for it.

How about taro? These are called "satoimo" in Japanese, "imo" being "potato". Although they aren't actually potatoes, they're fairly potato-like.

Are you allergic to all varieties of potato? There are so many cultivars, perhaps there are some you may be OK with...

I know in Germany, Jerusalem artichokes are recommended as substitute for potatoes, especially for diabetics... I know not everybody is too keen on them!

yam, sweet potato, swede, parsnip, turnip

Dear Ina,

Had to give up growing Jerusalem Artichokes, my lady said the make me fart too much!

Love and Peace
Jim

jim wrote:Dear Ina,

Had to give up growing Jerusalem Artichokes, my lady said the make me fart too much!

They never have that effect on me - strange. Also - nobody ever mentioned that effect in Germany. Now what is it you eat here that would - combined with JAs - produce so much wind?

Polenta is good as a mash substitute, absorbs yummy gravy and is lovely with parmasan in it.

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Sweet potatoes or parsnips? Is it that potatoes are in the nightshade family and you are sensitive to whatever that chemical is in nightshades that isn't so healthy for us? I don't eat grains much at all and eat lots of spuds. I feel better tho' when I eat parsnips instead.

I think parsnips are the real ambrosia.

Atropine? potatoes can do harm if under cooked, eaten raw, or have gone green

jim wrote:Dear Ina,

Had to give up growing Jerusalem Artichokes, my lady said the make me fart too much!

Love and Peace
Jim

Try adding a pinch of asafoetida with them while cooking....it does work!!!!...You can get this in most asian food shops. :)

Dear Agapanthus,

Thank you, I'll try it next time she goes away for a few days. (Just to see if it does work!)

Love and Peace
Jim

Be warned that asafoeteda stinks to high heaven pre-cooked (it' coloquial name is Devil's dung)

yesterday i gave my tots egg noodles with their chicken nuggets and salad,and grandad had sausages salad and noodles, as potato`s was off the menu