Sweet Potato
Ipomoea batatas · Root vegetable
2 varietiesTop 10 pairings
Earthy and bland when raw, this large, starchy root grows deeply sweet and aromatic once cooked, as its starch breaks down into sugar. Its flesh runs from pale cream through deep orange to vivid purple.
Picking a good onedrag
Freshly dugSprouting
CuredBuy itTight skin, hard right through — roasts sweet and keeps for months in a cool, dark cupboard
SkinTight, smooth, evenly coloured
FleshHard end to end
EndsDry, clean, pale scars
SproutsNone
SmellClean earth, almost nothing
What you get from one
72%
Edible part
130 g · peel and ends off
181 g
Weight each
each one
Keeping ittap a temperature
Never chill it raw: below 12.5 °C the core turns woody. Cooked, it keeps 3-4 days chilled.
85–90%
Humidity
Ventilated
Airflow