Bush potato

Ipomoea costata

root

Large juicy tubers tasting of sweet potato, dug up at the foot of the plant, raw or cooked in the ashes.

Origin

Deserts of central and northern Australia

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The tuber is scrubbed and eaten raw, for its water, or cooked for an hour in hot ashes.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

To know where to dig, people look for the cracks the tuber makes in the ground as it grows.