Sweet Potatoes
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| Scientific name | Ipomoea batatas |
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| Higher classification | Ipomoea |
| Rank | Species |
| Lower classifications | Cilembu sweet potato |
| Ipomoea batatas var. margarita | |
| Did you know | Sweet potatoes can be substituted for potatoes, apples, or squash in almost any recipe. |
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| ID | 1072971 |
About Sweet Potatoes
The sweet potato is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the bindweed or morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots are a root vegetable. The young leaves and shoots are sometimes eaten as greens.
Brixton village: How the 'Oxford Street of South London' evolved
... " For the few decades after the war, the market flourished as it became the epicentre of multiculturalism, with shops in the village selling everything from clothes to furniture to exotic imported foods such as mangoes and Sweet Potatoes...
New tech boosts Dutch drive for sustainable farming
... In the southwest of the Netherlands, Jacob van den Borne is a third-generation farmer producing mainly potatoes but also sugar beet, wheat and barley, as well as small crops like parsnips and Sweet Potatoes across 900 hectares of land...
Egypt zoo overhaul plan raises animal welfare fears
... Nearby, visitors can also feed Sweet Potatoes to a camel or hay to zebra, or get keepers to prod a caged lion for a selfie...
Ukraine crisis: Macron says crucial says ahead after Putin summit
... Mr Macron, who spoke with Mr Putin over a five-hour dinner which included reindeer with Sweet Potatoes and blackberries, told reporters the coming days would be " decisive" and " require intensive discussions which we will pursue together"...
How KFC in Kenya got fried over its chip shortage
... Goods such as eggs, honey, corn, beans, millet, cassava, sorghum and Sweet Potatoes plus dairy products are transported across the border and then sold locally for a small profit...
Madagascar food crisis: How a woman helped save her village from starvation
... On one end there are rows of millet, then beans, peas and Sweet Potatoes...
Australia Bush fires: carrots dropped from helicopters wallabies feed
... The bag of animals food sources and life burned areas in the fire, so the authorities airdrop ping are over 2,000 kg of carrots and Sweet Potatoes out of the helicopter...
Why Africa should 'stop eating one of your favorite food'
... To address the problem, Ms Wina said the people needed to vary their diet through the consumption of millet, sorghum, cassava and Sweet Potatoes...
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