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Japanese sweet potatoes

Also called satsumaimo, goguma, Korean sweet potato, purple-skinned sweet potato

Purple-skinned sweet potatoes with pale, dry, chestnut-sweet flesh; roasted whole as yaki-imo, in tempura, and as Korean goguma snacks and braises.

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What can replace it

  • T2 · GoodKabocha squash

    Squash flavour, a bit wetter, but similarly dense and sweet.

  • T3 · In a pinchFloury potatoes

    Not sweet; add a little sugar or honey.

  • T3 · In a pinchTaro

    Not sweet; nutty and creamier.

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