Origins
What continent is considered the native home of sweet potatoes
South America
What is a common dish made with sweet potatoes that is served during the holiday season?
Sweet potato pie
What is one way to cook a sweet potato?
Boil or Bake
How did sweet potatoes first appear in Europe?
Brought from america to Europe by traders
What is the ingredient that adds flavor, texture and stability to sweet potato pies?
Eggs
What country is the largest producer of sweet potatoes
The United States
Name a popular recipe to prepare sweet potatoes as a side dish?
Sweet potato casserole
By baking and drying sweet potatoes you can make this ingredient to use in cake and muffin recipes
Flour
Who is credited with introducing sweet potatoes to the American Colonies?
Christopher Columbus
How would you prepare sweet potatoes to use in a smoothie?
Name a common name for sweet potatoes in the south
Yams
What is sweet potato casserole topped with ususally?
Marshmellows or curmble topping
Sweet potatoes are often used in food for these furry animals
Dogs
Which country in central america is credited with the origin of sweet potatoes?
Costa Rica
What is the most popular sugar used in sweet potato recipes?
What is the primary growing season for sweet potatoes in the US
Summer
Name a dessert that can be made using sweet potatoes?
Sweet potato Pie
Sweet potatoes are used in products for this industry, just ask Kylie Jenner
Cosmetics
This African American man used crop rotation to cultivate massive amounts of sweet potatoes
George Washington Carver
YAM
What climate do sweet potatoes thrive in?
Hot, humid
What are two spices commonly used to flavor sweet potato recipes?
Nutmeg and cinnamon
What is a unique way that sweet potatoes are used in the clothing industry?
Dyes
What is the name of the people that introduced sweet potatoes to the pacific?
Polynesian
This popular pie topping is used by whipping egg whites and sugar and looks like fluffy clouds
Meringue