Discussion Questions
Potatoes
Student A
- What is the staple food in your country?
- Besides potatoes, what other staple food do you have in your country?
- How many different ways are there to cook potatoes?
- What is your favorite homemade potato dish?
- Do you prefer ketchup with potato fries, or do you like any other condiments?
- Do you eat the potato skin? Or only the potato itself?
- What is the best potato dish that you have ever eaten?
- Do you ever eat baked potatoes in your country?
- If you do eat baked potatoes, how do you serve them?
- Do you know of any other color potatoes, besides the normal creamy/white color potato?
Student B
- Would you be happy to have potatoes as a staple?
- Would you like to grow potatoes if you had a big yard?
- Have you ever tried instant potatoes? If yes, how did it taste?
- Do you have different types of potatoes in your country or just one type like they have in some countries?
- Which potato dish would you like to make, but don’t know how?
- Have you ever eaten hash browns at McDonald’s?
- Some restaurants serve mash and gravy with their main dish. What do you think of this potato dish? Do you know how to prepare it?
- Have you ever made a sandwich with potato chips? If so, do you add anything else to the sandwich besides the potato chips?
- Can you think of any vegetables that are more delicious than potatoes?
- Do you like sweet potato fries?
