Where to buy okinawa purple sweet potato near me?

Okinawan purple sweet potato is a sweet potato with beige skin and vivid purple flesh, closely associated with Okinawa's beni imo. It is dense and lightly sweet, and keeps its purple color when steamed or roasted.

No. Okinawan purple sweet potato is a sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), while ube is a purple yam (Dioscorea alata). Weee! labels some Okinawan sweet potatoes as Okinawa Purple Yam, but they are sweet potatoes.

No. The thin skin is edible once scrubbed, and many cooks roast or steam the potato whole and peel it afterward if they prefer. Peel before mashing if you want a smooth purple puree.

Store Okinawan purple sweet potatoes in a cool, dry, dark place with airflow rather than in the refrigerator. Use them before they soften or sprout.

Okinawan purple sweet potato tastes mildly sweet and slightly nutty, with a drier, starchier texture than orange sweet potatoes. Roasting brings out more of its natural sweetness.

Scrub the Okinawan sweet potato and steam it, or roast it whole until a knife slides in easily. It can also be mashed, cut into wedges and fried, or made into tempura.

Okinawan purple sweet potatoes have pale skin and purple flesh, while California purple sweet potatoes, such as Weee!'s California Purple Sweet Potatoes 2.66-2.94 lb, usually have purple skin as well. Both can be roasted, steamed, or mashed.

You can order Okinawa Purple Yam (Okinawan sweet potato) online at Weee!, in 1.8 to 2.2 lb and 2.8 to 3.2 lb sizes. Weee! delivers Asian and Hispanic groceries to your door in many U.S. areas; enter your ZIP code at weee.com to see availability and delivery options.