Fried sweet potato

{{Short description|Dishes including sweet potato fries}}'''Fried sweet potato''' features in a variety of dishes and cuisines. The ingredient sweet potato, combined with the cooking technique of frying, has a sweet flavour and fried texture.

== Examples == thumb|A cheeseburger and sweet potato friesThe popular '''sweet potato fries''' are a variation of French fries using sweet potato instead of potato. Recipes for fried sweet potatoes in the United States go back to the nineteenth century. Some suggest parboiling the sweet potatoes before frying,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hand|first1=T. E.|last2=Cockerham|first2=Kirby Lee|title=The Sweet Potato: A Handbook for the Practical Grower|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.39895|year=1921|publisher=Macmillan|page=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.39895/page/n65 47]}}</ref> while others call for frying them with sugar.<ref>{{cite book|last=Price|first=Robert Henderson|title=Sweet Potato Culture for Profit: A Full Account of the Origin, History and Botanical Characteristics of the Sweet Potato|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_hGZEAAAAYAAJ|year=1896|publisher=Texas Farm and Ranch|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_hGZEAAAAYAAJ/page/n122 106]}}</ref> In New Zealand, they are known as '''kūmara fries''' using the Māori word for sweet potato.<ref>{{cite web |date=3 June 2015 |title=The Best Fries in Auckland |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/viva/food-drink/the-best-fries-in-auckland/XWTQY2GM6P7EDN36NZHN27U6OE/ |work=Viva |publisher=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=2 January 2026}}</ref> In the Philippines, they are known as '''kamote fries''' also spelled as '''camote fries''' using the Filipino word for sweet potato and it is popularized by Max's Restaurant.

Fried sweet potatoes are known as '''''patates''''' in Guinean cuisine, where they are more popular than potatoes and more commonly used to make fries.<ref>{{cite web |date=31 May 2010 |title=Fried Sweet Potatoes |url=http://exploringtheworldthroughfood.blogspot.com/2010/05/patates-fried-sweet-potatoes.html |website=Exploring The World Through Food}}</ref><ref>[ Exploring The World Through Food: Patates (Fried Sweet Potatoes)]</ref>

''Goguma-twigim'' is a fried sweet potato dish in Korean cuisine. Kananga phodi-tawa is a dish of lightly battered and fried sweet potato in Indian cuisine.<ref>[http://www.divyascookbook.com/2013/03/kananga-phodi-tawa-fried-sweet-potatoes.html Easycooking: Kananga Phodi ~ Tawa-fried Sweet Potatoes | Konkani Recipes]</ref>

== Nutrition == In comparison to french fries made using potatoes, both contain similar levels of macro-nutrients, calories, carbohydrates, fiber, and fat (before cooking). Sweet potato fries are higher in fiber, calcium, and vitamin A, while potato fries contain more iron, potassium, and vitamin C. When deep fried both will contain very similar levels of fat, but if the sweet potato "fries" have actually been baked they will have much less fat.<ref name="menshealth">{{cite web |date= 27 November 2017 |last= Mackenzie |first= Macaela |title= Are Sweet Potato Fries Really Any Healthier Than French Fries? |url= https://www.menshealth.com/nutrition/a19543627/sweet-potato-fries-vs-french-fries/ |website= Men's Health }}</ref>

== Gallery == <gallery class="center" widths="175" heights="175"> File:Korean.cuisine-Goguma twigim-01.jpg|''Goguma-twigim'', a fried sweet potato dish in Korean cuisine File:Goguma-stick.jpg|''Goguma''-stick (sweet potato fries) sold as street food in Seoul File:Sweet potato fries (1).jpg|Crinkle-cut sweet potato fries as a side dish File:Kananga Phodi - Tawa fried Sweet Potatoes India.jpg|''Kananga phodi-tawa'', an Indian dish made with battered and fried sweet potato </gallery> ==See also== {{portal|Food}} * Cactus fries * List of sweet potato dishes * Sweet potato pie * Sweet potato soup *Vegetable tempura

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Category:Deep fried foods Category:Sweet potato dishes Category:Cuisine of the Southern United States Category:French fries