Home›Dishes›Main Ingredient›Sweet PotatoIngredientSweet PotatoVegetables and Vegetable ProductsReference and ClassificationVerifiedThe sweet potato is a dicotyledonous plant in the morning glory family whose sizeable, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a root vegetable and are a staple food in parts of the world; cultivars have been bred to bear tubers with flesh and skin of various colors, and the young shoots and leaves are occasionally eaten as greens. The sweet potato and the true potato are only distantly related, both being in the order Solanales, and though darker sweet potatoes are often called yams in parts of North America they are even more distantly related to true yams, which belong to an entirely different plant order. The sweet potato is native to the tropical regions of South America, in what is now Ecuador, and of the roughly 1,000 species in its family it is the only one of major agricultural importance.FactsSweet PotatoConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsEarliest Documented Use, From (Year)Well-attestedfrom 8080 BCE 1Origin RegionWell-attestedSouth America (Ecuador) 1Sweet PotatoFilter Results8 entriesDish FamilyAllEast Asian Noodles and Dumplings (1)European Breads and Pastries (1)Latin American and Caribbean Starch Dishes (1)North American Breads and Pastries (1)Oceanian Stews and Sauced Dishes (1)Raw and Cured Fish Dishes (1)South Asian Stews, Braises and Sauced Dishes (1)Southeast Asian Rice and Grain Dishes (1)CuisineAllAmerican Cuisine (1)Bengali Cuisine (1)Indonesian Cuisine (1)Korean Cuisine (1)Malaysian Cuisine (1)Peruvian Cuisine (1)Portuguese Cuisine (1)Era (Origin Period)All1400 (1)1970 (1)TraditionAllBread Baking (2)Street Food Culture (1)Format/TypeAllEast Asian Noodles and Dumplings (1)European Breads and Pastries (1)Latin American and Caribbean Starch Dishes (1)North American Breads and Pastries (1)Oceanian Stews and Sauced Dishes (1)Raw and Cured Fish Dishes (1)South Asian Stews, Braises and Sauced Dishes (1)Southeast Asian Rice and Grain Dishes (1)CourseAllDessert (2)Main Course (1)Dietary SuitabilityAllContains Dairy or Egg (1)Origin RegionAllBengal (1)India (1)Indonesia (1)Latin America (1)Malaysia (1)New Caledonia (1)North Korea (1)Peru (1)Portugal (1)United States (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 8Bolo do cacoSweet PotatoBougnaSweet PotatoBubur cha chaSweet PotatoDulce de batataSweet PotatoNaengmyeonSweet PotatoPeruvian cevicheSweet PotatoPone (food)Sweet PotatoShuktoSweet PotatoConnectionsUsed ByBolo do caco, Dishes Well-attested Source Bolo do caco (Wikipedia)Bougna, Dishes Well-attested Source Bougna (Wikipedia)Bubur cha cha, Dishes Well-attested Source Wikipedia, Bubur cha chaDulce de batata, Dishes Well-attested Source Dulce de batata (Wikipedia)Hawaiian Cuisine, Cuisines Well-attested Source Hawaiian Cuisine (Wikipedia)Korean Cuisine, Cuisines Well-attested Source Sweet potato, WikipediaNaengmyeon, Dishes Well-attested Source Wikipedia: NaengmyeonPeruvian ceviche, Dishes Well-attested Source Peruvian ceviche (Wikipedia)Pone (food), Dishes Well-attested Source Pone (food) (Wikipedia)Shukto, Dishes Well-attested Source Shukto - WikipediaIn the Other AtlasesOriginated InSouth AmericaAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.Source Sweet potato, WikipediaSources1. Sweet potato, WikipediaTaxonomy, originThe sweet potato originated in South America, in what is now Ecuador.Taxonomy, earliest remainsThe oldest radiocarbon dating remains of the sweet potato known today were discovered in caves from the Chilca Canyon, in the south-central zone of Peru, and yield an age of 8080 ± 170 BC.Used By: Korean Cuisine, AsiaIn Korea, sweet potatoes, known as goguma, are roasted in a drum can, baked in foil or on an open fire, typically during winter.View the SourceWikipedia: NaengmyeonUsed By: Naengmyeon, Infobox main_ingredient field: Noodles (flour and starch of buckwheat, potatoes, sweet potatoes)View the SourceDulce de batata (Wikipedia)Used By: Dulce de batata, Infobox main_ingredient field: Sweet potatoesView the SourceShukto - WikipediaUsed By: Shukto, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient fieldView the SourcePeruvian ceviche (Wikipedia)Used By: Peruvian ceviche, infobox main_ingredient fieldQuote, Used By: Peruvian ceviche, infobox main_ingredient fieldFish, lime juice, onion, chili pepper, corn, sweet potatoView the SourceBolo do caco (Wikipedia)Used By: Bolo do caco, infobox main_ingredient fieldQuote, Used By: Bolo do caco, infobox main_ingredient fieldSalt, Sweet Potato, Sugar, Flour, YeastView the SourceHawaiian Cuisine (Wikipedia)Used By: Hawaiian Cuisine, Wikipedia article textQuote, Used By: Hawaiian Cuisine, Wikipedia article textAs Native Hawaiians settled the area, they fished, raised taro for poi, planted coconuts, sugarcane, sweet potatoes and yams, and cooked meat and fish in earth ovens.View the SourceWikipedia, Bubur cha chaUsed By: Bubur cha cha, Lead sectionQuote, Used By: Bubur cha cha, Lead sectionprepared using pearled sago, sweet potatoes, yams, bananas, coconut milk, pandan leaves, sugar and saltView the SourcePone (food) (Wikipedia)Used By: Pone (food), Lead paragraphQuote, Used By: Pone (food), Lead paragraphPone could be made with corn, or some other main ingredient could be used like sweet potato.View the SourceBougna (Wikipedia)Used By: Bougna, Lead paragraphQuote, Used By: Bougna, Lead paragraphBougna often contains taro, yam, sweet potato, banana, and pieces of either chicken, fish, crab, prawns or lobster.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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