Potatoes were aboard the ship of explorer James Cook when he claimed eastern Australia for Britain in 1770, and their cultivation began along with colonization eight years later.

• 当探险家詹姆斯?库克在1770年声称东澳大利亚为英国所有时,马铃薯随船而至并在开始殖民统治的八年后进行栽培。