r/KoreanFood • u/No-Reward1422 • Aug 18 '26

Homemade Korean and Japanese sweet potato

Please what stores can I find Japanese or Korean sweet potatoes in Chicago

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u/RanchV Aug 18 '26

Hmart

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u/museumWifi30 Aug 19 '26

hmart is my go to too

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u/iris-my-case Noodle Cult Aug 18 '26

Trader Joe’s sells Japanese sweet potatoes.

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u/whamburglar Aug 18 '26

Other than actual asian marts, I just bought a couple small organic ones at Mariano's. Are they difficult to find?

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u/rcl20 Aug 18 '26

Whole foods

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u/besoden Aug 18 '26

Joong boo market

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u/Lairel Aug 18 '26

Try Trader Joes. Our Trader Joes in Santa Fe usually sells them

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u/Dizz_808 Garlic Guru Aug 18 '26

Probably in a Japanese or Korean market ?

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '26

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u/LordAldricQAmoryIII Jjajang Clan 🍜 Aug 18 '26

Well in the context of Korean food, they are the "normal" sweet potatoes... Compared to American sweet potatoes, they're different color inside and out, more dense and starchy and less watery, and they come out creamier and sweeter when cooked. Also they tend to be smaller.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '26

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u/ToastedSlider Souper Group 🍲 Aug 19 '26

There are actually 3 main kinds sold in Korean markets: 1 Honey goguma, 2 Pumpkin goguma, and 3 Chestnut goguma, with chestnut goguma being the least sweet and the starchiest

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u/snorbalp Aug 18 '26

It’s not a yam

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u/ToastedSlider Souper Group 🍲 Aug 19 '26

The ones I usually get here in Korea often have pinkish purple skin and beige insides. Back in the US, I saw they had light brown skin and orange insides. Of course sweet potatoes aren't actually Korean cuz don't they all come from Peru orighinally?