100 Vegetables and Where They Came From

There's more to a potato than meets the eye. William Woys Weaver picks one hundred of the most beautiful and intriguing vegetables from around the world and shares their stories. PETALUMA GOLD RUSH BEAN - Brought to the United States from Peru by an American whaler who jumped ship. LUMPER POTATO - The infamous potato that failed in Ireland and caused the great Irish famine - still grown and eaten today. VICTORIA RHUBARB - Named after Queen Victoria, it's one of the heaviest-producing rhubarbs. LITTLE NUBIAN PEPPER - An old Jamaican pepper known as the Sore Throat pepper, believed to soothe a sore throat when infused with rum and used as a gargle.