{"product_id":"blue-zone-hawaiian-okinawa-sweet-potatoes","title":"Blue Zone Hawaiian (Okinawa) Sweet Potatoes","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eOkinawan sweet potatoes — also called beni imo. Beige skin, deep purple flesh, and they got their blue zone link because Okinawa is one of the original longevity hotspots. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFor decades the islanders got roughly sixty percent of their calories from them, and the purple comes from anthocyanins, the same antioxidants in blueberries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThey’re milder than orange sweet potatoes, with a honey-like taste, and they cook up creamy rather than dry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSimplest way is how Okinawans eat them: steam whole or in chunks for fifteen to twenty minutes until fork-tender, then salt them. Baking whole at two hundred degrees Celsius for about an hour works too and concentrates the sweetness. You can mash them with coconut milk, or roast wedges low and slow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Village Grocer ","offers":[{"title":"One Kilo","offer_id":50156267634965,"sku":null,"price":7.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0719\/2884\/0469\/files\/Photoroom_20260907_122845.jpg?v=1788748776","url":"https:\/\/grocerbox.com.au\/products\/blue-zone-hawaiian-okinawa-sweet-potatoes","provider":"The Village Grocer ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}