Description
A night market classic where sweet 'sweet potatoes' (not potatoes) are deep-fried crispy and heavily dusted with Taiwan's unique sweet/sour pink magic powder 'Mei Fen'.
Restaurants serving Plum Powder Sweet Potato Fries
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Sweet potato
- Plum powder(Suan Mei Fen)
- Flour
- Sweet potato flour
- Frying oil
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Sweet Potato Prep] Peel sweet Taiwanese sweet potatoes (Digua: mostly orange or yellow inside) and cut into thick French fry shapes (batons).
- [Batter] To make the outside crispy, dip in a thin wet batter of flour, sweet potato flour (Digua Fen), baking powder, and water.
- Fry at 170°C until the core is fluffy and the outer batter is crispy.
- Drain thoroughly and put in a large bowl.
- [Plum Powder] Heavily sprinkle 'Mei Fen (Suan Mei Fen)'—Taiwan's unique seasoning blending dried plum, sugar, salt, licorice—until the fries are dyed pink.
- Toss the bowl to coat evenly, put in a paper bag, and serve with bamboo skewers.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Sweet/sour dried plum and licorice
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Japanese sweet potato (Beniharuka), Plum kelp tea powder and powdered sugar
Pairing
Tapioca Milk Tea or Fruit Tea
Trivia
[For Women] Completely different from salted American fries; it's an entirely 'sweet snack' fried food. 'Plum powder' is sold in Japanese Asian supers; sprinkling it on home fries instantly creates the Taiwan night market taste.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Enjoy the mix of hot, fluffy sweet potato sweetness with the 'sharp' acidity and saltiness of the plum powder while walking like a snack!
Allergen
Wheat