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From the passionate culinary team that brought you Area 509 and the Caribbean Taste food truck, Busted Spud is our newest creation. We were born from a simple, powerful idea: the potato isn’t just …
The Odd Reason Potatoes Are Called Spuds - Food Republic
Feb 20, 2024 · It involves a group of people who were definitely not the biggest fans of the veg. Supposedly, these anti-potato people joined together in the 1800s in Britain to form The Society for …
The Simple Reason Potatoes Are Nicknamed Spuds
Sep 11, 2023 · The answer is simple: A "spud" is also the name of a sharp tool used to dig up potatoes. Around the mid-19th century, English speakers started using the term as a nickname for potatoes …
Spud vs Potato: Unpacking the Differences - The Cooking Facts
Jun 12, 2025 · The term spud is a colloquial term for potato, primarily used in informal contexts. The origins of this term are somewhat murky, but it is widely believed to have originated in the 19th century.
SPUD Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
spud noun ˈspəd : any of various small surgical instruments with a shape resembling that of a spade use of a spud to remove a foreign object from the eye
Why Potatoes Are Also Called Spuds - Mashed
Aug 26, 2023 · According to Merriam-Webster, the word "spud" first popped up in the 1650s, but around 1845, New Zealanders picked up the habit of calling potatoes the same name as the tool used to …
Why Are Potatoes Called “Spuds”? - Mental Floss
Feb 21, 2025 · So it’s possible that spud as another name for potato came from the garden tools used to dig them up. But spud wasn’t only used to refer to soil-moving tools.