Peeling Sweet Potato: What You Should Know About It

Peeling sweet potatoes doesn't work much differently than peeling normal potatoes. The two tubers are not even related to each other. While potatoes are nightshade plants, sweet potatoes belong to the genus of wind plants.

How to peel a sweet potato

Peeling a sweet potato works like a normal potato.

• Wash off the sweet potato. It is best to pat it a little dry afterwards, then it will fit better in your hand.
• A peeler is recommended for peeling. Carefully pull it over the bulb.
• First peel the long sides and then the two ends of the sweet potato. You can then cook them.
• Alternatively, you can cook the sweet potato first and then peel it. The shell then peels off more easily and the valuable ingredients are retained.

You can also enjoy sweet potatoes with their skins on

You don't have to peel sweet potatoes. Unlike her colleague, she does not store any toxic solanine in the shell.

• Instead, the bowl of the sweet potato contains caiapo. This substance can prevent high blood pressure, diabetes and anemia.
• If you want to eat the bowl, you should still remove the ends of the sweet potato, as they can taste bitter.
• It's best to buy organically grown tubers and wash them off thoroughly.

If you want to prepare a sweet potato curry, you also need turmeric. In the next post we will show you how to peel turmeric.