George wrote:
> Default User wrote:
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Been reading up on sweet potatoes and it appears they
>>> are not even really a "potato".
>>
>> No kidding.
>>
>>
>>> Having said that I was curious if anyone has given up
>>> eating white potatoes altogether?
>>
>> No. Potatoes taste good. Sweet potatoes taste nasty.
>>
>
> I didn't care for them when I was a kid but I like them as an adult.
> The reason being back then everyone served "candied sweet potatoes".
> apparently they didn't consider that sweet potatoes have tons of
> flavor and natural sugar and you don't have to do much more than
> roast them to enjoy all of that flavor.
>
You're exactly right. They are naturally sweet-tasting (hence the name!)
and the skins tend to carmelize a bit when you roast them. I never worked
up the nerve to try them until I realized you could do more than make that
horrid (southern U.S.) "sweet potato pie" which people tend to top with mini
marshmallows. Ugh! But a baked sweet potato with a little butter, salt &
pepper is a glorious thing. So are sweet potato "shoe-string" fries,
although I don't fry very often so that's more of a once a year treat.
Jill