January 31, 2009
Fall always gets me in the mood for baking. There’s nothing like the smell of a freshly baked apple, pumpkin or sweet potato pie. Since we already talked about ...
Other Names: 甘薯 (Chinese), البطاطا (Arabic), Batata Doce (Portuguese), Camote (Spanish), Сладкий картофель (Russian) All Translations
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The sweet potato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. Amongst the approximately 50 genera and more than 1,000 species of this family, only ''I. batatas'' is a crop plant whose large, starchy, sweet tasting tuberous roots are an important root vegetable (Purseglove, 1991; Woolfe, 1992). The young leaves and shoots are sometimes eaten as greens. The sweet potato is only distantly related to the potato (''Solanum tuberosum''). The softer, orange variety is commonly marketed as a yam in parts of North America, a practice intended to differentiate it from the firmer, white variety. The sweet potato is very distinct from the other plant known as a yam (in the Dioscoreaceae family), which is native to Africa and Asia. To prevent confusion, the United States Department of Agriculture requires that sweet potatoes labelled as "yams" also be labelled as "sweet potatoes".http://www.foodreference.com/html/art-sweet-potato-yam.html The genus ''Ipomoea'' that contains the sweet potato also includes several garden flowers called morning glories, though that term is not usually extended to ''Ipomoea batatas''. Some cultivars of ''Ipomoea batatas'' are grown as ornamental plants. This plant is a herbaceous perennial vine, bearing alternate heart-shaped or palmately lobed leaves and medium-sized sympetalous flowers. The edible tuberous root is long and tapered, with a smooth skin whose colour ranges between red, purple, brown and white. Its flesh ranges from white through yellow, orange, and purple.
[edit] About Sweet Potato
Sweet potato is a sweet vegetable native to Central and South America. It has yellow or orange flesh, the skin may either be white, yellow, orange, red or purple.
Sweet potato is an excellent source of vitamin A and a very good source of Vitamin C.
Recipes With Sweet Potato
Banana-Sweet Potato Casserole
Bananas, Curry Powder, Egg, Salt, Sour Cream
Bananas, Curry Powder, Egg, Salt, Sour Cream
Chipotle Chicken Soup
Black Bean, Chipotle Peppers, Corn, Onion, Roasted
Black Bean, Chipotle Peppers, Corn, Onion, Roasted
Parsnip-Potato Pancakes
Egg, Flour, Parsnip, Pepper, Salt
Egg, Flour, Parsnip, Pepper, Salt
Grilled Sweet Potato and Green Onion Salad
Cider Vinegar, Green Onion, Honey, Mayonnaise, Mustard
Cider Vinegar, Green Onion, Honey, Mayonnaise, Mustard
Orange Scented Mashed Potatoes
Buttermilk, Fat Free Cream Cheese, Olive Oil, Onion, Orange Juice
Buttermilk, Fat Free Cream Cheese, Olive Oil, Onion, Orange Juice
