Morning Musume’s Sato Ma-chan sparked a heated debate on 5ch after making curry with sweet potato instead of the usual potato, using a recipe she learned from fellow member Hattori-kun.
Swapping in a sweet ingredient for potato drew criticism from some (“heresy,” “it’s just like pineapple in sweet and sour pork”), while plenty of others defended the choice (“surprisingly works,” “we always put it in too”). The thread eventually spiraled into discussions of sweet potato potato salad and takikomi gohan (seasoned mixed rice).
That's heresy…
It's so cute that Ma-chan actually made the recipe Hattori-kun taught her
Can't be that different from potato, right?
So it's basically pineapple in sweet and sour pork?
I think sweet potato works
Though it does fall apart easily when it simmers
Though it does fall apart easily when it simmers
Fun fact: sweet potatoes are actually grown in Hokkaido too
Ruu-chan, look at Ma-chan
See, it's a sweet potato (boron!) (a joking "ta-da!" sound-effect meme)
See, it's a sweet potato (boron!) (a joking "ta-da!" sound-effect meme)
>>12
Put that mukago away (a small yam bulbil — keeping the joke going)
Put that mukago away (a small yam bulbil — keeping the joke going)
We normally have pumpkin or sweet potato in ours too
Kind of worried whether Hattori-san will make it as a full member
Onion and beef is really all you need, right?
>>20
Oh, a fellow believer!
Oh, a fellow believer!
>>20
That's because that's bourgeois curry
That's because that's bourgeois curry
I think something sweet like carrot works well in curry
I hate that grainy texture when the potato breaks down
I wonder if sweet potato salad would actually taste good
>>25
My grandma used to make that
I still prefer regular potato though
Now that I think about it, the older generation really loves sweet ingredients
My grandma used to make that
I still prefer regular potato though
Now that I think about it, the older generation really loves sweet ingredients
>>25
Kind of like a twist on candied sweet potato (kinton)
Just don't put mayo in it
Kind of like a twist on candied sweet potato (kinton)
Just don't put mayo in it
Don't do it, it doesn't work…
Sweet ingredients don't belong in curry
Sweet ingredients don't belong in curry
Ruu-chan's charm is unbeatable
From the illustration I thought she was eating Curry Meshi with sweet potato as a side, but it's actually about putting it in as an ingredient
Because she talked about it during the MC — apparently the Hattori family uses pumpkin or sweet potato instead of potato
Ma-chan, please post about how it turned out after you made and ate it, pretty please
I've seen sweet potato salad sold as a deli item at the supermarket
For sweet potato or pumpkin, cream cheese works better than mayo
I've made sweet potato takikomi gohan (rice cooked with seasoned ingredients) before — it was delicious
Come to think of it, this year's SATOYAMA curry had sweet potato in it too
I saw a roasted sweet potato vending machine recently
They say 'imo-kuri-kabocha' (sweet potato, chestnut, and pumpkin — the classic trio women are said to love), but is there such a thing as chestnut curry?
No way can I do sweet potato in curry lol
Shkmeruli (a Georgian chicken and garlic dish) has sweet potato in it, so curry should be fine too
Ma-chan's team mild curry after all
Don't remember where or when, but I have a memory of eating sweet potato curry as a kid
Maybe at some neighborhood kids' club camp or something
Maybe at some neighborhood kids' club camp or something
Today's overly sweet sweet potatoes would be too much, but the old-fashioned kind would be fine
Deep-fried as a topping, sure, but simmering it in the curry? Not convinced
Stew, fine, but curry? No way
You can absolutely put sweet potato in curry. Its sweetness pairs well with the spice, giving you a fluffy, delicious result. It's popular to use in place of potato, or paired with pork or chicken.
Wasn't there that commercial with Tamori and Rie Miyazawa eating it with potato mixed in? Mashed potato or something?
That looked tasty
That looked tasty
High-end curry doesn't usually include potato-type ingredients
Guess not many people put sweet potato in?
It goes really well, though
It goes really well, though
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Sato Ma-chan puts sweet potato in curry wwwwwwww.”
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