Who knew there was an official vegetable of North Carolina?NC is also the largest producer of sweet potatoes. Beaureguard. Carolina Rose. Carolina Ruby. Cordner. Hernandez. Jewel. These are a few names of the many varieties of sweet potatoes grown here.
Sweet potatoes are showing up a lot of menus recently. They are a root vegetable full of carotene, vitamin C & B6. They are considered to be a great food for diabetics because they help to stabilize blood sugar. You can bake, roast, saute, puree, or grill them. Sweet potatoes are great in soups or a nice complement to dark greens. What a nice, nutritional alternative to the standard baked potato.
3 comments:
Yummy, sweet potatoes are so good for you too. I like your blog and and especially all the receipes. I like your blog you did a nice job. Love ya, mama
Just saw you over at IndieNC - nice to meet a fellow blogger! I had no idea about the offical veggie of NC!
I grew up eating them raw right out of the field. Then I heard that they may not be so good for you raw? Maybe I should do some research on that because I have not looked that up for myself yet...it's only been 15 years.
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