Lunch At the Farm
Apr 25, 2011
The sweet potatoes are ready for harvest just 70 days after planting. That's fast, and they achieved a good size too.
We decided to have a quick lunch - plain steamed sweet potatoes, and a wild eel that was wriggling across our path as we were inspecting the sweet potatoes.
Wild eel rubbed in some kunyit (turmeric), stir-fried in grassfed chicken fat with garlic. Those of you who know good food can imagine just how delicious this dish is!
Purple and yellow sweet potatoes for their antioxidant (anthocyanin), their high fibre, and their ability to keep blood sugar levels stable ( they are a source of natural 'caiapo', a supplement for the diabetic to control blood sugar ).
To add an exotic gourmet touch to the plain steamed potato, make a dry topping of grated coconut, sugar and salt to taste. Sprinkle over bite-size sweet potato, or spoon on top of each chunky slice.
Postscript: This huge guy crossed our path a few days later. Our experiment to create a sustainable mini-scale natural fishery by slowing down sections of the stream, feeding, etc seems to be producing result.
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8 comments
Yeah..can imagine it's yummy! :-))
Hi Calwinn,
Nice of you to drop by. Just had eel for lunch again. Huge fella. Will upload a pic to this post tomorrow. It was really yummy. Like the first one, we did not go out of the way to catch it, it just happen to come our way. The farm must be full of them now!
I am so glad to have found your website. I found it because I wanted to know the usage of mulberry. I know mulberry has many benefits and has been growing them for the last 2 years. But information are usually in Chinese. Thank you for sharing the knowledge and experience you have in permaculture too.
Hi One,
Thanks for dropping by. Visited your blogs too and appreciate the thoughts, effort and sentiments you put into them.
Best regards
HS
I enjoy eating sweet potatoes. When we do bbq, sweet pototoes are one of the foods we like to roast .
Hi Keats,
Thanks for dropping by.
Do you use lighting for your photos?
They turn out real well.
Regards
HS
You harvested the sweet potatoes in 70days? That is fast... the Japanese people recommend between 120 to 150 days. I shall experiment with the shorter days this season... and the eels... looks like you have constructed something really nice and natural there...
It may have to do with the variety. I know the Japanese purple variety in the supermarkets is different from the purple variety I am growing.
Don't forget to age them well if you are harvesting them earlier than usual.
The eels - yes, now it is common to be able to see them in broad daylight as opposed to before.
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