Re: Re: Okinawan purple sweet potatoes

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Hi Tony: the store is in Wheaton in a shopping Center on Georgia Ave. It has a Chinese name: Han Ha Reum. Address is 12015 Georgia Ave. (I actually had to look it up on the web as I certainly didn’t remember the name – I just know how to get there).

I will be happy to drive you up there on my next trip if you like. I don’t know if they have the sweet potatoes regularly or perhaps only occasionally. I have shopped there before but never looked at the produce as closely as this last time. But the fresh produce is great, the prices are great and of course all the oriental stuff one might want is there. The store is always busy as it is a favorite of many Orientals and westerners who seem to come from miles around.

That is where I buy my Nori and Shitake (dried) mushrooms. I also bought for the first time some oriental noodles made from sweet potato starch. Sounded interesting and healthy.

From: citpeks <citpeks@...>

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Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:14:35 -0000

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Subject: [ ] Re: Okinawan purple sweet potatoes

Francesca,

Could you let us know the name of the store, for those of us in the

Washington, D.C. area?

Tony

>

> Just by chance, while shopping in a Chinese supermarket the other day, I

> came upon the (previously discussed here) purple sweet potatoes that

they

> eat in Okinawa. Or at least used to eat before the younger generation

> started altering the traditional diet there. This is the first time

I had

> ever seen any. The outside purple color is unmistakable.

>

> They are delicious. I plan to serve them as often as I can get to this

> grocery (about 6 miles away) to purchase them. While the outside is

purple,

> the inside of these sweet potatoes is white as opposed to the orange

color

> we are used to. The taste is sweet, something between a regular

potato and

> a yam.

>

[Guest guest]

A search of our archives with the words “sweet potatoes” will yield previous discussions of the Okinawan staple – the purples. One example is Rod’s post 24899 this past january. There have been other discussions including from Eddie who is married to an Okinawan and lived there for a time. Search his name for his comments.

From: Rodney <perspect1111@...>

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Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:48:59 -0000

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Subject: [ ] Re: Okinawan purple sweet potatoes

Hi folks:

" Varieties:

There are seven major varieties of sweet potatoes: Jersey, Kotobuki

(Japanese), Okinawan (Purple), Papa Doc, Beauregard, Garnet, Jewel,

and the newest named variety, Covington. The last four varieties are

regionally called " yams " in the United States. "

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_potato

Also, for US varieties:

http://www.sweetpotatoplant.com/potatoes.html

Rodney.