# Sweet potato fries
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-potato-fries/550121
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [August 13, 2010, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-potato-fries/550121 "2010-08-13T03:31:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2010, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-potato-fries/550121/1 "2010-08-13T03:31:59Z")
Anyone else notice that sweet potato (‘yam’) fries have been cropping up everywhere the last few years?
Do you like them? Personally, I like my ‘yams’ roasted. SP fries are OK, but I’d rather have roasted.
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-potato-fries/550121/2 "2010-08-13T03:49:20Z")
We roast them, also. I’ve never had a restaurant SPF that I liked.
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### Author:  [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-potato-fries/550121/3 "2010-08-13T03:49:35Z")
I like them. My (almost 1 year old) daughter \*loves \*them. Nutritionally, they’re slightly better for you than regular fries too.
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### Author:  [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2010, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-potato-fries/550121/4 "2010-08-13T03:50:52Z")
I first had them in S. Korea in 1984, sold on the streets. I’ve never had them taste any better anyplace else.
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### Author:  [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2010, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-potato-fries/550121/5 "2010-08-13T04:01:39Z")
Not a fan. The only place I ever have them is Burgerville, and they just always seem kinda…bland. Soggy? Flat? Hard to explain.
Also, part of it is my own mind block. I can’t enjoy almond butter because my brain can’t get around the fact that it isn’t peanut butter, and won’t let me enjoy it on its own merits.
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### Author:  [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2010, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-potato-fries/550121/6 "2010-08-13T04:22:08Z")
Any form of sweet potatoes is fine by me.
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### Author:  [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2010, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-potato-fries/550121/7 "2010-08-13T04:22:50Z")
I’m fond of them but I really wish more places would provide gravy to pour over them.
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### Author:  [@TheTerribleTako](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheTerribleTako)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2010, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-potato-fries/550121/8 "2010-08-13T04:57:13Z")
I like them. Although now that they’re everywhere, they’ve gone from “must order if I see them on the menu” to “maybe if I feel like it.” They’re best with some aioli.
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### Author:  [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2010, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-potato-fries/550121/9 "2010-08-13T06:19:48Z")
I had some at Whiskey Creek in Bishop. They were far superior to regular fries.
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### Author:  [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2010, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-potato-fries/550121/10 "2010-08-13T06:31:05Z")
When they are made well, they are great, but when they’re not they just suck. It’s the same with ceaser salads.
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### Author:  [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2010, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-potato-fries/550121/11 "2010-08-13T12:06:30Z")
I love them. The place where I usually eat them (they’re the standard side for their turkey burger, which in that restaurant is better than the regular burger) serves them with a sour-cream-based dipping sauce – yum!
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### Author:  [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2010, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-potato-fries/550121/12 "2010-08-13T12:09:42Z")
I fix them at home, mixed with regular fries or wedges.
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### Author:  [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2010, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-potato-fries/550121/13 "2010-08-13T12:34:02Z")
Love ‘em…and I spent most of my life thinking that I hated sweet potatoes because I’d never had them except in mushy casserole with melted marshmallows on top.
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### Author:  [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2010, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-potato-fries/550121/14 "2010-08-13T14:26:13Z")
> [@needscoffee](#):
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> Any form of sweet potatoes is fine by me.
This. A million times, this. Om nom nom nom nom. My personal favorite type of fry is the baked sweet tater fries we make at home with garlic, cumin, and paprika, preferably with some yogurt and garlic dip.
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### Author:  [@brainstall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainstall)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-potato-fries/550121/15 "2010-08-13T14:34:22Z")
> [@CrazyCatLady](#):
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> > [@needscoffee](#):
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> > Any form of sweet potatoes is fine by me.
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> This. A million times, this. Om nom nom nom nom. My personal favorite type of fry is the baked sweet tater fries we make at home with garlic, cumin, and paprika, preferably with some yogurt and garlic dip.
Me too!!! Add a a bit of cinnamon and cayenne to the spice mix…
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### Author:  [@davey77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davey77)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-potato-fries/550121/16 "2010-08-13T20:14:03Z")
Have noticed this trend recently. They’re on the menu at Bob Evans restaurants now.
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### Author:  [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-potato-fries/550121/17 "2010-08-13T20:26:29Z")
As long as they’re well-made, I like them way better than regular fries. My experience is that if you just _fry_ them, they will soak up too much oil and get soggy/limp; but if you par-boil or bake them, then just give them a quick dunk in very hot oil to crisp up the edges, they’re wonderful.
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### Author:  [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2010, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-potato-fries/550121/18 "2010-08-13T21:09:13Z")
Love 'em.
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2010, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-potato-fries/550121/19 "2010-08-13T21:35:18Z")
> [@norinew](#):
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> As long as they’re well-made, I like them way better than regular fries. My experience is that if you just _fry_ them, they will soak up too much oil and get soggy/limp; but if you par-boil or bake them, then just give them a quick dunk in very hot oil to crisp up the edges, they’re wonderful.
I usually toss them in olive oil and a bit of seasoned salt, then roast them until cooked through, then tuck them under the broiler to get nicely browned and puffy.
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### Author:  [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-potato-fries/550121/20 "2010-08-13T21:39:44Z")
Was taken by suprise by a plateful at a (prefab) “Irish” pub.
They taste like crap.
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