Wouldn't matter where that chocolate was stored , out of plain site or not , it would be calling me to come eat it!!

Great article, Tee!
Perfect time of the year for these, too. We like them as shoestring fries best.

They've become very popular in the cooking world lately, as well as at my home. I really like making sweet potato fries in the oven - easy and popular with my family.

I'm with you, Margaret. I like them baked or steamed the best. The recipe in the article is the one I remember from childhood. That's what I thought sweet potatoes tasted like for the longest time. Now it's mostly plain with *real* butter for me.

Jonna, that's interesting that you have the white and the light orange there. I've yet to have the white. There are so many varieties and I think I've only had a few kinds over the years. And yams, of course. I know there are basically two types of sweet potatoes, the moist and the dry.

I wonder how chocolate-covered sweet potatoes would taste??

Thanks, Janice. The baked "fries" are very good, IMHO. And no grease splatters all over the place.

Sheryl, I'm glad to hear that ... if the prominent chefs promote them on their cooking shows, their popularity is bound to grow. BAM!!

It's true - a lot of different toppings are promoted too (along with sugar, groan). I've been happy with cinnamon, myself.

And that becomes the problem. But I suppose still healthier than many things ... at least you get some of the nutrition of the sweet potato.

Very true!

Thank you for another wonderful article, Tee! I like the idea of growing them in a bag!

Thanks, Christine. We have so much Bermuda grass here I have to try to outwit it any way I can.

One thing I miss here in Yucatan is the camote (sweet potato in spanish) vendor that is common in other parts of Mexico. He has a gas fired steam tray, pretty large and more like the buffet things that roll open for roast beef, attached to the front of a tricycle and there is a steam whistle attached. He rides around the neighborhoods blowing this very distinctive sounding steam whistle. You can hear it for a block at least and you go out and buy steamed sweet potatoes from him. They are fabulous! It may be that they are only sold like that in the winter, they are a great treat on a cold night. Here in Yucatan I guess no one thinks it is cold enough to sell them door to door. I miss that steam whistle and the fresh hot camotes.

Jonna, that sounds so good!

Bermuda grass!

*I* want a sweet potato man!

(Anyone remember Veruca Salt?)

Loved reading about the beloved sweet potato! We eat them baked and steamed and microwaved. Lots of butter and brown sugar and pecans. All the bad stuff!

Thanks, Sandi. Awww, not all bad stuff. Sort of sounds like a simple version of sweet potato pie.

That is interesting, Jonna. Goes to show the esteem in which the sweet potato is held in many cultures. Much more than here. But it obviously has its fans here too.

I have grown to love sweet potatoes in the last couple years. I grew about 100lbs this last summer. We gave 30lbs to the food bank and I'm making my way through the rest with baked sweet potato fries & roasted sweet potatoes & mangos. Great article on a great topic!


Tam

Thanks for reading and commenting, Tammy. Another sweet potato lover heard from. Sounds like you had a very successful growing season in your zone. I've never had sweet potatoes and mangoes together but that does sound like a good combination. Do you roast them together or separately and then combine them or?

Look what I found today in the International Food Market.
Korean sweet potatoes.
The photo doesn't show the correct color, they are actually a dark purple with white flesh.

Did you cook them yet? What do they taste like? Tell us! We want all the 411!