Alternative names | Gun-goguma, kǎo-báishǔ, haau-faansyu, yaki-imo |
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Place of origin | East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam) |
Main ingredients | Sweet potatoes |
Similar dishes | Roasted chestnut |
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Chinese | 烤白薯 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | "roasted sweet potato" | ||||||||
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Chinese | 烤地瓜 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | "roasted sweet potato" | ||||||||
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Chinese | 煨番薯 | ||||||||
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Vietnamese | khoai lang nướng | ||||||||
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Kanji | 焼き芋 | ||||||||
Kana | やきいも | ||||||||
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Roasted sweet potato is a popular winter street food in East Asia.[1]