Meaning of Satsuma-imo | Babel Free

Examples

“Satsuma-imo came to be generally cultivated in the country about two hundred years ago, entirely through the efforts of Aoki Konyo, scholar and student of Dutch culture. […] Konyo’s foresight in encouraging the growing of Satsuma-imo was deeply appreciated by farmers and others as the crop saved them many times from famine. […] Satsuma-imo is cooked in many ways as a vegetable.”

“In those days, crop failures and famines were common, and the Satsuma-imo, as it was called, fed millions through harsh times, including World War II, saving many thousands from starvation. […] Here in the U.S., Satsuma-imo grows in every state in the lower 48, but in the northern climates you will want to start it inside, in a bucket of soil.”

“These days, I go to Tanegashima island to buy Satsuma-imo [Satsuma sweet potato] syrup, which I use in my recipes.”

“Even among the lower orders, the vendors of satsuma-imo (sweet potatoes) and the hercules of the arena, the labourers or the dwellers by the riverside, is exhibited a highly-developed poetic instinct.”

“Deliciously defying categorization are caramelized pieces of miso-glazed pork loin ($16) with cute yellow cakes of starchy-sweet Japanese satsuma-imo (sweet potato) and cubes of cooked apple.”

“Riku loved satsuma-imo as soon as he tried it, so he and the boys would help the farmer, learning what they could about growing, taking care of the sweet potatoes, the best time to harvest, and how to cook them properly.”

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