Legend has it that the potato bomba (balls of mashed potato stuffed with meat, rolled in breadcrumbs and served with spicy sauces) was invented here.

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Using compressed helium, the gun shoots the microscopic gene-bearing balls into sweet potato leaves.

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The gun shoots the microscopic gene-bearing balls into sweet potato leaves.

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Carlo Crisci, who runs two-star Michelin restaurant Le Cerf, north of Lausanne, cooked a cold fondue of small cheese balls in a hot potato soup for a special event.

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