Apr 25, 2011
Lunch At the Farm
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.
Click on pic for close - up
12:13 Posted in Blog | Permalink | Comments (8) | Tags: eel, wild eel, sweet potato, purple sweet potato, anthocyanin, caiapo, diabetic food, diabetic superfood, slow food
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Yeah..can imagine it's yummy! :-))
Posted by: Calwinn | May 01, 2011
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!
Posted by: HS | May 01, 2011
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.
Posted by: One | May 06, 2011
Hi One,
Thanks for dropping by. Visited your blogs too and appreciate the thoughts, effort and sentiments you put into them.
Best regards
HS
Posted by: HS | May 12, 2011
I enjoy eating sweet potatoes. When we do bbq, sweet pototoes are one of the foods we like to roast .
Posted by: keatsthesunshinegirl | May 18, 2011
Hi Keats,
Thanks for dropping by.
Do you use lighting for your photos?
They turn out real well.
Regards
HS
Posted by: HS | May 19, 2011
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...
Posted by: Lrong | May 25, 2011
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.
Posted by: HS | May 25, 2011
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