a sweet potato poked a few times with a knife and microwaved makes a terrific, quick, and healthy breakfast. the only downside is that the skin doesnt taste great cooked this way, but it’s worth it to have a sweet potato that only takes a few minutes (depending on size, i’d say an average of 4 minutes) to prepare. jh

I lived in Japan as a Navy brat in the late 1960s. I have fond and intense memories of the sweet potato man, who came down our street at dusk in early winter. He pushed a hand-cart with a charcoal oven and a steam whistle. When we heard the whistle, our mother would hand us money and we would run out into the cold night, following the sound of the whistle until we found him, then run home, juggling the hot potatoes (wrapped in newspaper). She split them, mashed them lightly with a fork, and put margarine on them. They were wonderful.

Standing in the grocery yesterday I paused to consider whether to buy sweet potatoes or yams, is one healthier, presumably the yam with it’s rich color? I purchased the sweet potatoes for the mild flavor, purported health benefits and because they are my favorite... I’ll make one for lunch today! Great web site by the way!!

I bought Japanese Sweet Potatoes at Whole Foods Market, in Atlanta GA. they are the best sweet potatoes I have ever tasted. Delicious.

I lived in Japan for most of the 1960s and part of the 1970s, I was in the air force at Yokota AB, west of Tokyo. The sweet potato man came past my house in the fall with his goodies packed in hot gravel to maintain warmth. My Japanese wife would hear his bell and shouts of, “O-imo” and purchase several. We never added butter as the taste stood by itself and needed no help.

Now they are available from my local Asian market and I but them often. We wrap them in foil and cook them in a small convection oven. We would never dream of ruining their great flavor by adding anything. Forget the butter!

I found Japanese Sweet Potatoes at Uwaijmaya market in our area.

Whole Foods in Duluth, GA had some wonderfully delicious Potatoes. Try them for a fun change from the orange ones we’re accustomed to.

This sounds like a wonderful food but, where can I find Japanese sweet potatoes?

Luckily I found this article regarding sweet potatoes. Yes, I agree with all comment concern about this delicate flavor of sweet potatoes. Recently I am interested to promote it more in more since in my area there’re lots of farmers keep asking me to help them to find market for their sweet potatoes. I’ve been able to market them but the local market sometimes can’t absorb all their harvest. I really would like to find buyers out side of country to help farmers in order they can sell the harvest regularly, But I have no experience to do so. For additional info, there are actually lots of varieties of sweet potatoes besides the above picture, and sometimes different farmer at different area called certain potatoes for the same type, e.g.: 1.Japanese sweet potatoes-- has white skin and yellow inside, Red skin with white inside, Red skin with orange inside, Red Skin with Yellow inside, White skin with Yellow inside, Purple skin with purple inside, Purple skin with Purple and white stripe inside, and so on. each of them has it own unique tasty-flavor.

So, if anyone or yourself would like to help me out to market this delicate and nutritious sweet potatoes, or you know someone who’s searching for sweet potatoes, please give me a hint. I can be reached on my e-mail address : nin_pahyung@hotmail.com.

Thanks and Warmest Regards,
Nay.

Back when I didn’t know a whole lot about food, I thought that these were basically the same as the orange-fleshed ones, so I bought them for a sweet potato pie recipe I wanted to try for the big family Thanksgiving thing. Needless to say, there were definitely plenty of adjustments I could have made, but I was way too inexperienced to know better. The pie looked kind of weird and most at the gathering where a big afraid to try it, but it tasted pretty good. Not exactly like your typical sweet potato pie, but pretty good. My grandma loved it, though, so that’s a plus.

I bougnt my Japanese Sweet Potatoes at Whole Foods just a few days ago. I prepared them for dessert to follow my butternut squash soup. I put them in my rice cooker on steam then pureed them until smooth. I put a little brown sugar on my and brown sugar and butter on my husband’s. I froze the unused portion to make easy desserts for the rest of the week. I like this version of sweet potato but I think I like traditional sweet potatoes better.

IMO it is a mistake to peel the JSW. They are great baked in their skin. Eating them like this reveals their character. They are also great whipped with a little butter.

I buy mine at the Cobb International Market on Spring Road in Marietta, just past Cumberland Mall. These are unbelievably good cut into 1.5 inch chunks, dusted with Good Season’s Dry Italian Salad Dressing seasoning and olive oil and roasted @425 - 450 degrees or until the edges are brown. Actually going to bake two whole tonight, slice them into rounds and fry them in very shallow oil.

I just ate a big bowl of steamed Japanese sweet potatoes out of my pressure cooker. Took about five minutes to warm up the machine, six minutes to cook at high pressure, and the result is absolutely delicious, soft and flavorful. I’m very pleased with them. Thanks for this article -- I wasn’t convinced they were really a sweet potato and not a yam, but after poking around the internet I see that they really are a sweet potato. I have free recipes on my website if you’re interested, although, none involve sweet potatoes (or yams, for that matter) currently. Lots of love & smiles! ~ Raederle

Thank God that Japanese sweet potatoes are available at our supermarkets. I love sweet potatoes and as Singaporean Chinese, we love to boil them together with green beans and rock sugar to make a dessert. But I agree that it is a very healthy food, and needs no fuss in preparation, and tasty on its own without the need to add anything :)