Sweet potato leaves (perennial vine herbs) are also called sweet potato leaves, that is, the leaves on the stems during the growth of sweet potatoes. Sweet potato leaves have many uses. Generally, the tender leaves at the top of the aboveground seedling stems are eaten after the sweet potato matures in autumn.
There are many ways to eat sweet potato leaves. Choose fresh and tender leaf tips, boil them in boiling water, and use sesame oil, soy sauce, vinegar, Chili oil, mustard, ginger juice and other seasonings to make cold salad, which is light green in appearance and can make people appetite. You can also stir-fry sweet potato leaves with shredded pork, which is fragrant and sweet and has a unique flavor. In addition, the sweet potato leaves can be boiled in soup or put in porridge.
There are canned pickled sweet potato leaf side dishes for sale in the Japanese market, and we can also add salt to make them into pickles and side dishes for auxiliary consumption.