Fried sweet potato

A cheeseburger and sweet potato fries
Kananga Phodi - Tawa an Indian cuisine dish made with battered and fried sweet potato

Fried sweet potato features in a variety of dishes and cuisines including the popular sweet potato fries, a variation of French fries using sweet potato instead of potato. Fried sweet potatoes are known as patates in Guinean cuisine, where they are more popular than potatoes and more commonly used to make fries.[1]

Recipes for fried sweet potatoes in the United States go back to the nineteenth century. Some suggest parboiling the sweet potatoes before frying,[2] while others call for frying them with sugar.[3]

Goguma twigim is a fried sweet potato dish in Korean cuisine. Kananga Phodi - Tawa is a dish of lightly battered and fried sweet potato in Indian cuisine.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Exploring The World Through Food: Patates (Fried Sweet Potatoes)
  2. ↑ Hand, T. E.; Cockerham, Kirby Lee (1921). The Sweet Potato: A Handbook for the Practical Grower. Macmillan. p. 47.
  3. ↑ Price, Robert Henderson (1896). Sweet Potato Culture for Profit: A Full Account of the Origin, History and Botanical Characteristics of the Sweet Potato. Texas Farm and Ranch. p. 106.
  4. ↑ Easycooking: Kananga Phodi ~ Tawa-fried Sweet Potatoes | Konkani Recipes
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