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Fried sweet potato features in a variety of dishes and cuisines including the popular sweet potato fries, a variation of
Fried sweet potato features in a variety of dishes and cuisines including the popular sweet potato fries, a variation of French fries
French fries (North American English), chips (British English), finger chips ( Indian English), french-fried potatoes, or simply fries, are '' batonnet'' or ''allumette''-cut deep-fried potatoes of disputed origin from Belgium and France. Th ...
using sweet potato
The sweet potato or sweetpotato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the Convolvulus, bindweed or morning glory family (biology), family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a r ...
instead of potato. Fried sweet potatoes are known as patates in Guinean cuisine
Guinean cuisine includes the traditional dishes of '' fou fou'', boiled mango, fried plantains, ''patates'' and pumpkin pie.parboiling the sweet potatoes before frying, while others call for frying them with sugar.
Goguma twigim is a fried sweet potato dish in Easycooking: Kananga Phodi ~ Tawa-fried Sweet Potatoes , Konkani Recipes
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File:Korean.cuisine-Goguma twigim-01.jpg, Goguma twigim, a fried sweet potato dish in
Korean cuisine
Korean cuisine has evolved through centuries of social and political change. Originating from ancient agricultural and nomadic traditions in Korea and southern Manchuria, Korean cuisine reflects a complex interaction of the natural envi ...
. Kananga phodi-tawa is a dish of lightly battered and fried sweet potato in Indian cuisine./ref>
Korean cuisine
Korean cuisine has evolved through centuries of social and political change. Originating from ancient agricultural and nomadic traditions in Korea and southern Manchuria, Korean cuisine reflects a complex interaction of the natural envi ...
File:Sweet potato fries (1).jpg, Crinkle-cut sweet potato fries as a side dish
Goguma-stick.jpg, ''Goguma''-stick (sweet potato fries) sold as street food in Seoul
Nutrition
In comparison to french fries made using potatoes, both contain similar levels of macro-nutrients, calories, carbohydrates, fiber, and fat (before cooking). Sweet potato fries are higher in fiber, calcium, and vitamin A, while potato fries contain more iron, potassium, and vitamin C. When deep fried both will contain very similar levels of fat, but if the sweet potato "fries" have actually been baked they will have much less fat.See also
* Cactus fries *List of sweet potato dishes
This is a list of notable sweet potato dishes. The sweet potato is a starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots used as a root vegetable. The young shoots and leaves are sometimes eaten as greens. The sweet potato is only distantly related to the ...
* Sweet potato pie
Sweet potato pie is a traditional dessert, originating in the Southern United States. It is often served during the American holiday season, especially at Thanksgiving and Christmas in place of pumpkin pie, which is more traditional in other regi ...
* Sweet potato soup
Sweet potato soup is a Chinese dessert found in Southern China and Hong Kong.
Cantonese cuisine
In Cantonese cuisine, it is categorized as a tong sui or sweet soup, hence the Chinese name. The soup is usually thin in texture, but potent in ta ...
*Vegetable tempura
References
{{Sweet potatoes Deep fried foods Sweet potatoes Cuisine of the Southern United States