dsi1 wrote:

>>>> Have you seen these? They are supposed to have more antioxidants and
>>>> anti-inflammatory properties than even blueberries. I sure would love
>>>> to try them but I haven't seen them.
>>>
>>> They are Okinawan sweet potatoes. They are popular in Hawaii and served
>>> at gatherings. Sometimes sliced and sometimes battered and fried. They
>>> are sweet and a treat to eat.
>>
>> I'm not sure those are the same thing. I don't find purple potatoes to
>> be sweet.
>
> It's pretty easy to tell, if it's shaped like a russet, it's a Peruvian,
> if it's a really ugly root looking thing, it's an Okinawan.

To make it even more confusing, there's an ugly root-looking thing called a
purple yam which is not the same as either of those two vegetables. The
purple yam is a pretty common dessert ingredient in the Philippines.
According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_yam, it's called "uhi" in
Hawaii.

Bob