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Maui Onions
Two characteristics set the Maui onion apart from other yellow onions: the high sugar and high moisture content of its flesh.
White Corn
White corn is a sweet corn variety. Its ears are wrapped in tightly layered pale lime green to white husks. One ear of corn can contain up to 400 kernels growing in rows lengthwise.
Seasons/Availability
Okinawan Sweet Potatoes are available the year around.
Current Facts
The Okinawa yam, AKA purple yam and uala, is in fact a sweet potato and member of the morning glory family, Convolvulacea, which also houses thousands of herbaceous perennial vines, trees and shrubs. The sweet potato is the storage organ of the plant, storing nutrients and carbohydrates which sustain its above ground shoots, vines, foliage and flowers.
Description/Taste
The Okinawan Yam is ovate and tubular in shape with tapered ends. It has a buff colored skin with earthy spots. Its flesh is violet purple in color, and heavily starchy in texture, common by yam standards but uncommon by sweet potato standards. Its full bodied flavor can be attributed to its bold colored flesh.
Nutritional Value
The Okinawa yam is high in complex carbohydrates and provides a substantial amount of vitamin A, vitamin B-6, vitamin C, iron and potassium. It is a valuable source of insoluable fiber, which is derived from the starch in the potato's flesh.
Applications
When the Okinawan yam is cooked, its rich purple color intensifies. It can be stored up to six week s in a cool dry location.
Geography/History
Documented in America for the first time in 1676, the word "yam" is derived from the African word "njam," meaning "to eat". Native to the island of Okinawa, Japan, the Okinawa yam thrives primarily in the rich volcanic soil on the slopes of Mauna Kea Mountain in Hawaii. It was first brought to Hawaii by Polynesian settlers. It was among only 30 plants brought with the Polynesians, signaling to the crops culinary importance. Today, sweet potatoes are the seventh largest food crop.
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Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Okinawan Yams. One
is easiest, three is harder.
Okinawan Sweet Potatoes are available the year around.
Current Facts
The Okinawa yam, AKA purple yam and uala, is in fact a sweet potato and member of the morning glory family, Convolvulacea, which also houses thousands of herbaceous perennial vines, trees and shrubs. The sweet potato is the storage organ of the plant, storing nutrients and carbohydrates which sustain its above ground shoots, vines, foliage and flowers.
Description/Taste
The Okinawan Yam is ovate and tubular in shape with tapered ends. It has a buff colored skin with earthy spots. Its flesh is violet purple in color, and heavily starchy in texture, common by yam standards but uncommon by sweet potato standards. Its full bodied flavor can be attributed to its bold colored flesh.
Nutritional Value
The Okinawa yam is high in complex carbohydrates and provides a substantial amount of vitamin A, vitamin B-6, vitamin C, iron and potassium. It is a valuable source of insoluable fiber, which is derived from the starch in the potato's flesh.
Applications
When the Okinawan yam is cooked, its rich purple color intensifies. It can be stored up to six week s in a cool dry location.
Geography/History
Documented in America for the first time in 1676, the word "yam" is derived from the African word "njam," meaning "to eat". Native to the island of Okinawa, Japan, the Okinawa yam thrives primarily in the rich volcanic soil on the slopes of Mauna Kea Mountain in Hawaii. It was first brought to Hawaii by Polynesian settlers. It was among only 30 plants brought with the Polynesians, signaling to the crops culinary importance. Today, sweet potatoes are the seventh largest food crop.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| Stingaree | San Diego CA | 619-544-0867 |
| Shimbashi Izakaya | Del Mar CA | 858-523-0479 |
| Hotel Del Coronado Banquets | Coronado CA | 619-435-6611 |
| Pamplemousse Grill | Solana Beach CA | 858-792-9090 |
| Bertrand at Mr A's | San Diego CA | 619-239-1377 |
| Vagabond | San Diego CA | 619-255-1035 |
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Okinawan Yams. One
is easiest, three is harder.
