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Sweet potatoes unmissable recipes and tips – Italian Cuisine

What are the differences between sweet potato and common potato? Let's discover them and try all our best recipes

The sweet potatoes, also called American potatoes, have nothing to do with the potatoes we deal with on a daily basis. Also called batata, the sweet potato is not a tuber (like the common potato), but a tuberous root: is part of the family of Convolvulaceae and not of the Solanaceae, it grows mainly in tropical areas, even if it is now cultivated all over the world.

In appearance, sweet potatoes are average larger than normal ones. Their peel, depending on the variety, it can have different shades of red and orange, but it can also be purple or even white. There pulp it has a slightly floury, but compact consistency; its color can also vary from white to orange to purple.

Just as the name implies, hers flavor it is sweet and reminiscent of pumpkin. This makes it ideal for both savory and sweet recipes!

Sweet potatoes: calories and properties

Sweet potatoes are perfect for those on a diet. First, 100 grams of sweet potatoes provide around 80 calories. But their properties are many more, so much so that they can be considered a real one superfood: sweet potatoes, especially if simply boiled, have a lower glycemic index than white potatoes.

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It is mainly in the peel that the Cajapo, a substance that fights cholesterol and promotes the reduction of blood sugar in the body. For this, it is recommended to consume them without removing the peel (but remember to clean it well). In addition to being low in fat, sweet potato is also richer in antioxidants, vitamin A and C, fibers and mineral salts, such as football, magnesium is potassium.

Sweet potatoes, recipes and tips

While not related to the classic ones, sweet potatoes can replace them in their entirety and be cooked in just the same way: whole, stuffed, steamed, baked, fried, in cream and so on.

Prepare some simple ones pan-fried sweet potatoes: just blanch them in boiling water and then brown them in a pan with a drizzle of oil, a pinch of salt and pepper, for about 15 minutes, until you reach the desired consistency.

To cook them in the oven, cut them into chunks or sticks and flavor them with the classic rosemary or with a mix of spices. Those that perfectly match their flavor are, for example, the paprika, the curry or even the cinnamon.

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If you wish fry them, always remember to dip a few potatoes at a time in boiling seed oil. For an extra crunchy result, sprinkle them lightly with cornstarch before frying.

Sweet potato fries or baked are a side dish tasty, but this precious ingredient can be used in many other preparations. In the gallery above, you will find the best combinations and our best recipes with sweet potatoes.

Sweet pastry omelette – Italian Cuisine

First of all, cook the pasta in plenty of lightly salted boiling water and drain it al dente.

Beat the eggs with sugar and cinnamon, then add the dough and the flaked butter and mix.

Melt a little more butter in a non-stick pan, then cook the pasta normally, over low heat, turning it with a spatula when the egg has congealed and the first side is golden brown.

The sweet pastry omelette is ready, decorate with a little sugar and cinnamon and serve.

Discovering Chinese sweet soups, between tradition and modernity – Italian Cuisine

A popular Chinese food trend that never goes out of style is traditional sweet soups, from the well-known red bean soup to those with exotic ingredients such as lotus seeds and taro

Can a soup be a dessert? The answer is yes, and the proof is the tong sui, literally "sugar water", or one Chinese sweet soup of Cantonese origin based on water or coconut milk. As with many Chinese dishes, the tong sui recipe has been handed down for generations and sometimes revisited in a modern way, so much so that it has become a popular food trend among tourists and also exported abroad. Although the most famous is azuki red bean, a dish often associated with the Chinese New Year holiday, they do exist many variations of more or less sweet soups. Let's find out what are the main characteristics and the most popular and popular recipes.

Tong sui: from traditional food to food trend loved by young people

There Cantonese sweet soup was born in the post-war period in the provinces of Guangzhou and Shanghai, before reaching Hong Kong. It is here that in the 80's and 90's the first tong sui and che shops were born the original recipe gradually underwent the influence of Western cuisine. Just like the even better known Taiwanese bubble tea drink, Chinese sweet soup has also ended up becoming, in modern times, a widespread street food customizable with different toppings, such as fruit and tapioca balls, and available in an extraordinary and creative variety of flavors and colors. There is, of course, no shortage too specialized shops whose cooks faithfully reproduce and serve the recipes of their ancestors, paying the utmost attention to cooking times and methods, the balance of flavors and the selection of quality ingredients.

A sweet soup for all tastes and all ages

This dessert, looking similar to a soup, it has a more or less thick creamy consistency and is generally served at the end of a meal, in hot or cold version according to the seasons. Among the most famous sweet soups we find, as we have seen, that with azuki beans, prepared with dried lotus seeds, orange or mandarin peel and cane sugar, but also that based on black sesame, the Do you ever know lou, or a sort of cream-colored pudding prepared with sago starch or, alternatively, tapioca pearls, water, coconut milk and evaporated milk. Then there is no shortage of soups anymore sweet and delicate, including one made with sweet almonds, sweet potatoes or taro; those more exotic based on tropical fruit (for example mango and pomelo), red dates or peach gum; those flavored with spices (for example ginger or cumin) or local aromatic herbs and, finally, those that have inside them ingredients salty for us westerners somewhat bizarre, such as turtle meat or dried frogs.
In short, there really is something for all tastes and food preferences, with inevitable additions of superfood ingredients that can range from goji berries to gingko biloba.

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