Roasted sweet potato

Roasted sweet potato
Alternative namesGun-goguma, kǎo-báishǔ, haau-faansyu, yaki-imo
Place of originEast Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam)
Main ingredientsSweet potatoes
Similar dishesRoasted chestnut
Regional names
Chinese name (northern China)
Chinese烤白薯
Literal meaning"roasted sweet potato"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinkǎo-báishǔ
Wade–Gilesk'ao3 pai2shu3
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese烤地瓜
Literal meaning"roasted sweet potato"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinkǎo-dìguā
Wade–Gilesk'ao3 ti4kwa1
Cantonese name
Chinese煨番薯
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationhaau-faan-syu
Vietnamese name
Vietnamesekhoai lang nướng
Japanese name
Kanji焼き芋
Kanaやきいも
Transcriptions
Revised Hepburnyaki-imo

Roasted sweet potato is a popular winter street food in East Asia.[1]

  1. ^ Maiti, R.; Rodríguez, H.G.; Sarkar, N.C. (2017). WORLD VEGETABLE AND TUBER CROPS. 1st. American Academic Press. p. 504. ISBN 978-1-63181-868-4. Retrieved 4 April 2022.