In my previous posts on September 11th, 13th and 15th, I introduced a Japanese seasonal event “Otsukimi(Moon Viewng)” which celebrates beautiful “Autumn Moon”. The event was originally for giving thanks for the harvesting since fall is the biggest harvesting time. Every fall people look forward to having newly harvested rice, seasonal mushrooms, chestnuts, and many of other seasonal produce. Thus Japanese call autumn “the season of good appetite”.
Satsuma-Imo(Asian Sweet Potatoes) is one of the typical fall produce in Japan and piles of Satsuma-Imo can be seen all supermarkets as in the left hand side photo.
Actually I introduced this prodice with Japanese name on purpose, because there is a confusing fact in Japan.
When asked about "Sweetpotato" in Japan, Japanese would automatically think of the sweets and not the produce Satsuma-Imo. So if you ask where you can buy "Sweetpotato", people would introduce some cake shops or sweets shops nearby.
Satsuma-Imo(Asian Sweet Potatoes) is one of the typical fall produce in Japan and piles of Satsuma-Imo can be seen all supermarkets as in the left hand side photo.
Actually I introduced this prodice with Japanese name on purpose, because there is a confusing fact in Japan.
Somehow the English word for Satsuma-Imo, "Sweet potatoes” is a name of one kind of sweets in Japan. This sweets “SWEETPOTATO”, is made of Satsuma-Imo, but it is mashed up and mixed with sugar, cream and butter then baked, shown in the right hand side photo.
When asked about "Sweetpotato" in Japan, Japanese would automatically think of the sweets and not the produce Satsuma-Imo. So if you ask where you can buy "Sweetpotato", people would introduce some cake shops or sweets shops nearby.
*To read my previous post about Otsukimi event, please click the link below!
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