People’s preferences for Japanese sweet potatoes, now in season, have shifted from fluffy textures to sweeter, creamier varieties ... A sweet potato festival opened in Todoroki Ryokuchi Park ...

Japan exported 6,200 tons of sweet potato in 2023, agriculture ministry statistics showed. The shipment value rose nearly tenfold to 2.9 billion yen ($19.1 million) over the last decade.

Here are some tips on how to choose the perfect Japanese sweet potato: Varieties: Japan has several varieties of sweet ...

The sweet potato creme brulee turned this humble ... If you want the dessert to be more authentic, use dense, sweet varieties like Japanese sweet potatoes to create a more flavorful custard.

Sweet potato varieties differ in skin and flesh color and texture, as well as in leaf shape and vine length. The flavor and nutritional qualities of sweet potatoes vary with flesh color ...