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It is native to the tropical lowlands of Mesoamerica and South America. Reported from sites in Peru as early as 8000 bc, probably domesticated by c.2000 bc, if not earlier. In the first millennium ad the sweet potato was taken to Polynesia and New Zealand, and after the Spanish settlement of the New World.
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What is the opposite of a sour potato?
A sweet potato
What are some delicious recipes that feature spongy sweet potato as the main ingredient?
Some delicious recipes that feature spongy sweet potato as the main ingredient include sweet potato casserole, sweet potato fries, sweet potato pancakes, and sweet potato pie.
Is sweet potato rhizomes?
no a sweet potato is a tubers
Is sweet potato a tuber or a root?
Sweet potato is a fibrous root because the potato itself is the root.
Who discovered hundreds of uses for the peanut the sweet potato and the soybean?
George Washington Carver...a Black Man from the USA
Who is the odd man out among these ginger potato sweet potato onion?
sweet potato
Is sweet potato a root or stem?
root
What are some creative recipes that can be made using canned sweet potato pie filling?
Some creative recipes using canned sweet potato pie filling include sweet potato pie bars, sweet potato pie milkshakes, sweet potato pie pancakes, and sweet potato pie truffles.
What is a sweet patato?
A sweet potato is a vegetable. Sweet potato's are considered to be a root vegetable because it grows underground. The sweet potato is pinkish orange in color.
How does the sweet potatoes reproduce?
Sweet potato reproduces by roots that can grow into new sweet potatoes. -Note that the reproduction methods of the sweet potato and potato are different.
How would differentiate a potato from a sweet potato?
There are 5 major differences between a potato and a sweet potato, only a couple of which are easy to detect. Color - A sweet potato will be darker inside than a potato. Sweetness - A sweet potato has about 4 times the sugar of a potato, enough to detect by taste. Sodium - Although undetectable by taste, a sweet potato has about 10 times the sodium Vitamin A - A sweet potato has more than 1000 times the Vitamin A than a potato Beta-Carotene - A sweet potato has more than 1000 times the beta-carotene than a potato.
Sweet potato that tasets like chestnut?
Japanese sweet potato
