Japanese Sweet Potatoes have purple skin and are usually more petite and slender than regular sweet potatoes. They can be cut into long strips, using a mandolin or food processor for uniform cuts ...

(2) Place sweet-potato slices in a heavy-bottomed pot and cover with cream. Add prosciutto and sage and season to taste. Simmer over medium heat until tender, about 20 minutes.

In Okinawa, the Tokko shrine honors a sailor named Maeda Riemon for bringing sweet potatoes to Japan in 1705. He’d encountered this plant, which isn’t actually a potato, in the Ryukyu islands ...

From umeboshi potato sticks to Calbee shrimp chips and ROYCE’ chocolate-dipped chips, here are 11 best-selling Japanese chips you have to try ...