A staple of most tables, the potato is genetically related to the tomato, even though most of us wouldn’t notice any similarity in taste. The Idaho Potato originated in a Pickup Bar Versus a Potato BarEver see a hot tomato in a singles bar? Well, some eight to nine million years ago, there was a hookup between the two plants, or something that resembled tomatoes and potatoes. “Because you’re eating a tomato,” he shared. The forerunner to the modern potato may not have been edible, but I can eat the current iteration boiled, mashed, baked, and fried.