Yellow sweet potatoes / Batata doce amarela

Algarve sweet potatoes.
Sweet potatoes can be peeled or eaten with the skin on. Your hands can get a little sticky when peeling this variety. This can be avoided by peeling the fruit under running water. This also prevents the fruit from oxidizing quickly. Sweet potatoes vary greatly in shape, size and weight.

On the west coast of the Algarve, the best sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) are traditionally grown between the municipalities of Odeceixe and Aljezur. Natural cultivation is strictly monitored as this area is in a landscape protection area. The special composition of the soil, the warm climate in summer and the salty winds from the nearby Atlantic give the fruits their special, delicate aroma.