Rangers are straight up putting 2 guys on him and the flyers apparently don ' t have the wherewithal to take advantage of it . Voracek too . <| sep |> It ' s not poor men food , it ' s typical for Northern Europeans . A HUGE variety of potato dishes can be found all over Europe and the world . Easy to grow even in poorer soils and harsher climates , contains lots of energy , and can be made into a big variety of dishes with relatively little effort . All of these factors make them very important food source during times of famine and scarcity . Pretty much a textbook example for poor man ' s food . You do realize PolishLithuanian Commonwealth was bread basket of Europe ? And I don ' t see how PolandLithuania is relevant to this . I ' m sorry if this offends your national pride or whatever but the potato stereotype comes from the much more recent Soviet era , during which , let ' s be honest , the Baltics were one giant shithole . Poor country with cold climate potato . That ' s really all there is to it .