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This organic purple sweet potato comes straight from the sunny Marchfeld region in Austria, grown with care on the traditional Schramm family farm. The juicy tuber offers a delightfully sweet flavor and can even be enjoyed raw or unpeeled. Delivered fresh from the farm, this organic gem brings authentic, natural taste directly to your kitchen table.
55 min
Under an hour
Country of origin
Description
Product description
The sweet potato is a tuberous plant, but not related to the classic potato.
Its leaves and shoots grow as a convolvulaceae (like cucumbers, zucchinis,…). The botanical name of the sweet potato is Ipomoea batatas.
The sweet potato with juicy pulp has a sweet taste and can also be eaten unpeeled and raw (like carrots…).
It is recommended to store the sweet potato at room temperature and dry. In various cultures, the sweet potato is attributed an important role in the nutrition plan.
Origin
The homeland of the sweet potato is Central and South America. It is cultivated in almost all warmer countries of the tropics, subtropics and temperate zones of the earth. The largest sweet potato producer in the world is China. Sweet potatoes are grown and harvested throughout the year. The largest supply on the German markets falls in the warm season. Important suppliers are Brazil and Israel.
In the meantime, sweet potatoes are also growing vigorously in Austria.
About the producer
We run the Schramm potato farm in the fourth generation.
Initially, the farm was only five acres (2.87ha) large. Through hard work over generations, the farm was expanded through purchase and lease, whereby we have remained a family business and now cultivate 90ha of arable land. We cultivate our potato varieties with love and dedication far away from mass production that takes place on large farms. You can taste it, the potatoes are full of flavor!
The Schramm potato farm and its fields are located on the northern edge of the Marchfeld, the so-called “vegetable garden of Vienna”, where the fertile plain meets the northern hilly country, the “Tuscany of Austria”, the Weinviertel. This region combines both advantages. The fertile soil type Chernozem, the black soil with a powerful humus-rich topsoil, as well as the warm loess, silt and sandy soils. The warm sandy soil and the strong Chernozem offer the best conditions for the cultivation, growth and the enjoyable taste of our high-quality products. True soil treasures!
Photo: Friedrich Jansenberger
Storage recommendation
Potatoes are sensitive to cold and should therefore not be stored in the refrigerator. However, they must be stored in a cool place. To prevent them from turning green in the light and forming the toxic solanine, it is important to store them in complete darkness.