Fear not, tater fans! The Swiss government has taken preemptive action against a potential french fry shortage!
I think it's kind of weird that there are rarely articles in the newspaper about the Swiss. Hell, I kind of forgot that country even existed. Anyway, keep on truckin' Swiss government--I, for one, appreciate your efforts!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Swiss Government Tackles Important Issues
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From the article:
The Swiss consume around 500,000 tons of locally-grown potatoes every year. In recent years the country has also imported between 23,000 and 60,000 tons of potatoes per annum, depending on demand.
First of all, no fucking way. second of all...
From Wikipedia:
Nutritionally, potatoes are best known for their carbohydrate content (approximately 26 grams in a medium potato). Starch is the predominant form of carbohydrate found in potatoes. A small but significant portion of the starch in potatoes is resistant to enzymatic digestion in the stomach and small intestine and, thus, reaches the large intestine essentially intact. This resistant starch is considered to have similar physiological effects and health benefits of fiber
(italics mine, for emphasis)
I show you both of these to highlight the fact that I was going to bag on this story as not entirely "newsworthy," and then I started picturing a bajillion constipated footie hooligans (who apparently only eat french fries), and I realized that the Swiss government just averted a large-scale riot that would have made the recent Olympic torch protests look like the Summer of Love.
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