Religion has intertwined with potatoes throughout history, from Andean worship to European resistance and religious metaphors of modernity. This dichotomy shaped its widespread dispersal and cultural role in the nexus of gender inequality and hierarchy across Europe to Asia through colonization. Even though it is not inherently a central sacred symbol in most major world religions, it represents cultural, symbolic, and practical significance in some religious contexts. Anthropologically speaking, it relates to food traditions, cosmology, cultural identity, and historical survival. This presentation will examine the following: 1st, how potatoes became a blessing and a curse. For example, potatoes became a blessing for the Inca people, giving them an advantage in expanding their domination in the region and enabling them to support a larger army. 2nd, elucidate how it connects to syncretism and alternative commensality, which bridge social boundaries such as gender, inequality and religion. For example, in Andean communities influenced by Roman Catholicism, Indigenous rituals involving potatoes and offerings to "Pachamama" (mother earth) coexist with Catholic festivals and saints' celebrations. It is also included in Catholic feast-day meals around the world. Lastly, explain its nexus to religion and theology. Its Theological perspectives are metaphorical, as the tuber postdates biblical times and Christians often view it through the lenses of providence, humility, and growth, drawing from its humble origins and resilience. Potatoes have long been called the "poor man's food," a name traced back to medieval Spain, where patatas a lo pobre ("poor man's potatoes") was considered a peasant dish and a staple for impoverished communities. The study further elaborately explains how the rise of "potato power" shaped the course of history worldwide by consolidating all historical, theological, and anthropological perspectives.