Lillie Nelson

Sweet potatoes are native to South America and were introduced to Africa in the 1600s via Portuguese trade routes. Did yams come from Africa? Yams… Read More »Did Sweet Potatoes Come From Africa?

Sweet potatoes have become a popular new food in Europe and a welcome addition to the consumption of other starchy food and root vegetables. Which… Read More »Are Sweet Potatoes Popular In Europe?

Central and South America. Sweet potatoes originated in the tropical regions of Central and South America. Christopher Columbus discovered the sweet potato growing when he… Read More »Where Is Sweet Potato Originally From?

1594. Sweet potatoes were first introduced to the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period (1521-1598) via the Manila galleons, along with other New World crops.… Read More »When Did China Get Sweet Potatoes?

Sweet potatoes originally come from South America, but now they are also grown in Europe, including France. Do they have sweet potatoes in Europe? Sweet… Read More »Do They Have Sweet Potatoes In France?

With its creamy texture and a sweet-spicy flavour, the sweet potato is enjoying increasing popularity not only in Germany, but across Europe. Are there sweet… Read More »Does Germany Have Sweet Potatoes?

Native Americans were known to have grown sweet potato extensively by the 1700s and soon thereafter it became a popular staple of the South. Even… Read More »When Did Sweet Potato Become Popular?

The prevailing explanation is that Polynesian voyagers had sailed to South America and brought the sweet potato back to the islands on their return. How… Read More »How Did The Sweet Potato Get To South America?

Sweet potatoes originated in the tropical regions of Central and South America. Christopher Columbus discovered the sweet potato growing when he discovered the Americas. How… Read More »How Did Sweet Potatoes Get To America?