Post by macmex on Sept 14, 2021 20:54:40 GMT
It's a long story, but I am in Maui for a few days. I was telling a friend the other day that I am like a hobbit. I only travel "under duress." While I'm away, I want to go home, and once I get home I enjoy writing about it. 
Anyway, here I am, and this morning I did one of my favorite things while traveling, I went on a "sweet potato explore." All I did this morning was walk to the Foodland grocery store in Kihei, Maui and look through their produce. They listed some sweet potatoes, including Okinawa Purple, which were temporarily out of stock. Some which they had in stock didn't have labels and when I went through checkout (Yes, of course I bought some!) No one could give me a specific name. In one case, they couldn't give me any name at all.
As I write, I am baking the roots I purchased. All appear to be white fleshed. (Really folks, if you haven't tried a white sweet potato, you are missing something!)
These are white fleshed with very dark purple skin. The roots are not especially large. All the store personnel could tell me was that they are "local sweet potatoes." This is typical in some cultures and places. Sometimes they have quite a diverse selection of a given crop and perhaps as a result, they don't even separate the types very much, nor give them names. At any rate I'll report back on taste. I do not anticipate getting any home to try growing.
These were large and looked very much like Grand Asia, one of my personal favorites, which I grow at home. I purchased one large root (everything in the pile was large.)
These are some white skinned, and I think, white fleshed sweets. I didn't pick any up, as I had already picked up enough groceries that my two mile walk back to our lodging would be a challenge. Maybe later I'll get a few to try.
I understand that the sweet potato is not native to the Hawaiian Islands, but that it was brought here long ago by the first settlers. Hawaii has some very good diversity.
Anyway, here I am, and this morning I did one of my favorite things while traveling, I went on a "sweet potato explore." All I did this morning was walk to the Foodland grocery store in Kihei, Maui and look through their produce. They listed some sweet potatoes, including Okinawa Purple, which were temporarily out of stock. Some which they had in stock didn't have labels and when I went through checkout (Yes, of course I bought some!) No one could give me a specific name. In one case, they couldn't give me any name at all.
As I write, I am baking the roots I purchased. All appear to be white fleshed. (Really folks, if you haven't tried a white sweet potato, you are missing something!)
These are white fleshed with very dark purple skin. The roots are not especially large. All the store personnel could tell me was that they are "local sweet potatoes." This is typical in some cultures and places. Sometimes they have quite a diverse selection of a given crop and perhaps as a result, they don't even separate the types very much, nor give them names. At any rate I'll report back on taste. I do not anticipate getting any home to try growing.
These were large and looked very much like Grand Asia, one of my personal favorites, which I grow at home. I purchased one large root (everything in the pile was large.)
These are some white skinned, and I think, white fleshed sweets. I didn't pick any up, as I had already picked up enough groceries that my two mile walk back to our lodging would be a challenge. Maybe later I'll get a few to try.
I understand that the sweet potato is not native to the Hawaiian Islands, but that it was brought here long ago by the first settlers. Hawaii has some very good diversity.
