Potato

A potato is a consumable both appearing and mentioned across the wastelands.
==Characteristics==
First grown in South America, potatoes are the product of a plant also found proliferating after the Great War.Pioneer Scout camp terminal entries; Pioneer badge exam terminal; Gardener
==Variants==
===Fresh potato===
Grown in both the Capital and Mojave Wastelands, it is available for purchase from a variety of traders throughout both regions.
===Irradiated potato===
An irradiated variant of a fresh potato, found in the Mojave.
===Potato===
Mentioned only in the Commonwealth, potatoes are described as extinct by the Brotherhood of Steel, who has been engaging in research on local flora.The Prydwen terminal entries; Botany terminal, Tato A Prydwen terminal includes information on two species of plants, a potato and a tomato, that have hybridized into a new species called a tato.
===Potato===
A post-War food source mentioned by Delbert Winters as growing in Appalachia. He mentions observations he has made of a hybrid variety that had pollinated with tomatoes, subsequently tasting like "ketchup-flavored cardboard."Volunteer training program: Food
==Notes==
* Daniel Bird wrote a memo to himself, describing potato as a "difficult word" and outlined plans to change the spelling to "potatoe." Bird also mentions the sentiment in dialogue, asking the Chosen One how they spell it and attempting to spell it both ways out loud.Daniel Bird: "{114}{}{Hmm, tell me, how do you spell potato? With an 'E,' or without?}"(Daniel Bird's dialogue)Daniel Bird: "{182}{}{P-O-T-A-T-O-E}"(Daniel Bird's dialogue)Daniel Bird: "{183}{}{P-O-T-A-T-O}"(Daniel Bird's dialogue)
* Potato Crisps are a consumable found throughout the wastes. 
* The tombstone of an individual named Jay "Potato Feet" Nielson can be seen in Fallout 2, randomly generated in the Den, Golgotha or Redding.Gravesite message file
==References==
Category:Food
Category:Fallout 2 mentioned-only consumables