Sweet potatoes are known around the world as sweet potatoes, although they belong to the bindweed family rather than the nightshade family. In other words, the plant is a perennial herbaceous vine if it grows in a hot tropical climate. But even in Russian climatic conditions it is possible to grow sweet potatoes, albeit in the form of an annual plant.
People who try this root vegetable for the first time, as a rule, find nothing in common with potatoes. Sweet potatoes taste more like a mixture of pumpkin and carrots, although it all depends on the variety. And yes, it is really sweet, which is also not everyone’s cup of tea. However, sweet potatoes have already become commonplace on the shelves of our stores, and many grow them in their gardens. And you can prepare a lot of dishes from it, and even leaves and flowers of the plant are added to some of them.