Japanese sweet potatoes
Purple-skinned Asian roots
Japanese sweet potatoes are a variety of sweet potato with purple or reddish skin and dense, creamy white or pale yellow flesh.
They're drier and starchier than orange-fleshed varieties, with a nutty, chestnut-like sweetness that intensifies when roasted.
Popular in East Asian cuisine, they're often baked whole or used in desserts: The vendor sold roasted Japanese sweet potatoes from a cart.
- mashedCrushed to softness
- tuberUnderground nutrient reservoir
- grilledCooked on metal bars
- culinaryRelated to cooking
- roastingCooking with dry heat
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