Beni imo

CONTRIBUTED BY KELLY GILLOTTI Beni imo (紅いも) may be my most favorite thing about living on Okinawa. Seriously, I love this ‘tater! It’s like a sweet potato, but has lovely vanilla notes. It’s really exciting to cut into one of these beauties. The color is just so intense and somehow unexpected every time. You can …

Have you heard of the "beni-imo", the unusual purple sweet potato of the Okinawan islands? Beni imo sweets are beloved by the locals and a great souvenir of the area.

Have you heard of the "beni-imo", the unusual purple sweet potato of the Okinawan islands? Beni imo sweets are beloved by the locals and a great souvenir of the area.

Unfortunately this restaurant has closed. “My Island of Pork” Pork, for me is not just the “other white meat”. It’s absolutely my favorite meat… be it por…

Beni Imo - a purple sweet potato. Many kinds of processed food use beni imo, such as Japanese-style and Western-style sweets and ice cream.

1) Beni Imo to Goma no Pan/Violet Sweet Potato and Sesame Bread This recipe is a quick and simple braed suggestion for Debra at Hapabento who loves her violet Sweet Potatoes and might one day find …

For the first-time visitor to Okinawa, the more than 50 stores at Naha Aiport can present a bewildering array of choices. Here, we will introduce the standard gifts that are best suited for first-time visitors. To help you find them, we have also incl...

CONTRIBUTED BY KELLY GILLOTTI I made some steamed beni imo (ベニイモ) and was feeling ho-hum about mashed beni imo or a soup. I wanted something crunchy, like roasted beni imo or beni imo chips, but I don’t have a real oven. We only have a fish grill, which works great for… um… fish, and nothing …

Beni Imo store in Okinawa-Kokusai Street

beni imo dango. =purple potato, mashed and deep-fried and rolled in sesame. pretty much worth the price of a ticket to okinawa.