Sweet potatoes are a very versatile tuber.
you might roast them.
you’ve got the option to bake them into a pie.
Carbon dating revealed the sweet potato may have been grown on Photo of the island of Te Waipounamu as early as 1290 CE.© Ian Barber
you’ve got the option to turn them into the third best bang out of french fry.
And apparently, you might make them an integral part of colonizing Polynesian islands.
Sweet potatoes are not indigenous to Polynesia, having arisen thousands of miles away in Central and South America.
Even so, the tasty root vegetable has become a staple of the islands cuisine.
In the sand, they located sweet potato granules, which they then carbon dated.
The vegetable is known for its hardiness, as well as for the speed at which it grows.
Barber expressed hope that studying the spread of sweet potatoes could uncover new ways to improve the crops resilience.
If that happens, youll know who to thank for saving your favorite Thanksgiving side dish.
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