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馬鈴薯日
地方性遺產
全美各地都會為食物舉辦慶典，如大蒜節、草莓節或南瓜節。 肯塔基州本頓市所舉辦的馬鈴薯日，也許是世上唯一一個為甜馬鈴薯所舉辦的節日。
這個連續三天的馬鈴薯日始於1843年。在鎮上的開庭日時，農村的農夫會帶著他們的農產品來到鎮上的廣場，在此銷售或交易。其中一樣他們所帶來的產品就是甜馬鈴薯，南部的氣候極適於栽種此一作物，而Tater是馬鈴薯的綽號。
在本頓市，這個聚會最終發展成一個年度慶祝活動，旨在頌揚甜馬鈴薯。慶祝大會於四月的第一個星期一展開，活動內容則包含了遊行、嘉年華、小提琴比賽、福音歌唱及烘焙和罐頭競賽。您知道甜馬鈴薯跟一般的白馬鈴薯不相干嗎？實際上，它們與牽牛花籐蔓植物有關。您有吃過甜馬鈴薯嗎？它們是感恩節桌上，一道普遍的菜餚。
Festivals devoted to foods like garlic, strawberries and pumpkins are held all over the United States. The Tater Day Festival, which may be the world's only festival devoted to sweet potatoes, is held in Benton, Kentucky.
The three-day Tater Day Festival had its beginnings in 1843. Farmers from the countryside would bring their products to the town square to sell or trade on county court days. One of the things they would bring is sweet potatoes, which grow well in the Southern climate. "Tater" is a nickname for potato.
In Benton, this eventually turned into an annual festival honoring the sweet potato, complete with a parade, carnival, fiddling contest, gospel singing, and baking and canning competitions, beginning on the first Monday in April. Did you know that sweet potatoes are not related to the common white potatoes? They are actually related to the Morning Glory vine. Have you ever tried sweet potatoes? They tend to be a popular dish at Thanksgiving.
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