ʻUALA — SWEET POTATO

One of 208 entries · Pacific Migration Trail

I · Origin

Hawaiian

III · The Thread

In New Zealand, kumara IS the starch. The Māori food story begins where the taro story ends. → PLANNED: NZ-3 Kumara → NZ-3

I General II Preparation III Chef Philosophy IV Hawaiian Proteins Mains V Wet Heat VI Deep Water Bottomfish VII Foundational Technique Earth Oven VIII Fried Dough IX Frozen Dessert X Hawaiian Shellfish

VII · Where the Dish Lives or Dies

The variety. Purple Hawaiian sweet potato and orange mainland are fundamentally different. The purple varieties are drier, nuttier, more complex. Substituting one for the other…