{"id":22610,"date":"2015-06-24T03:21:01","date_gmt":"2015-06-24T03:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/ctahr\/pacificfoodguide?page_id=22610"},"modified":"2016-06-28T16:19:48","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T02:19:48","slug":"sweet-potato","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/ctahr\/pacificfoodguide\/index.php\/grown-from-the-ground\/sweet-potato\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Potato"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sweet Potato
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Selection<\/h4>

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Storage<\/h4>

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Preparation<\/h4>

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  • Wash well before use.<\/li>\n
  • Can be baked, boiled, steamed, or stewed whole with skins.<\/li>\n
  • Young leaves and tips can be boiled or made into soup.<\/li>\n
  • Can be dried in the sun after cooking.<\/li>\n
  • (Secretariat of the Pacific Community, 1995).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Photo Source<\/h4>

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    Sweet Potato<\/h5>\n

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    Sweet potato and their young leaves are eaten. The plant grows best with plenty of moisture and adequate drainage. The roots are light yellow to purple in skin color, and the flesh is white, pink, purple, or yellow (Bailey, 1992; Secretariat of the Pacific Community, 1995).<\/p>\n

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    Traditional Names<\/h5>\n

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    • Chamorro \u2013 kamuti<\/li>\n
    • Chuukese \u2013 kamuti<\/li>\n
    • Hawaiian \u2013 \u02bbuala<\/li>\n
    • Kosraen \u2013 pihtuctuc<\/li>\n
    • Marshallese \u2013 piteto tonal<\/li>\n
    • Palauan \u2013 chemutii<\/li>\n
    • Pohnpeian \u2013 pedehde<\/li>\n
    • Samoan \u2013 umala<\/li>\n
    • Yapese \u2013 kamotiy; kamut; gamwuti<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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