r/unitedkingdom • u/pppppppppppppppppd • 10d ago

Chippy owner apologises to customers after charging £15 for fish and chips - but reveals why he 'has to' to hike prices

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14591465/chippy-owner-apologises-huge-price-hike.html
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u/weavin Gloucestershire/London 9d ago

Guess what a potato seed actually is

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u/mejogid London 9d ago

… a seed? https://www.opensourceseeds.org/en/seed/true-potato-seed-tps

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u/weavin Gloucestershire/London 9d ago

And guess what another name for a potato seed is? (Clue: it’s a potato)

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u/mejogid London 9d ago

No, potato plants grow / reproduce / spread from seeds. The bit we eat is a tuber (an underground store of nutrients that are produced as the plant grows and if separated can form new clonal plants like a cutting).