Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
With a crisp sesame glaze and soft creamy interior, this Japanese sweet potato recipe is a delicious sweet street food snack that’s easy enough to make at home. Known as Daigaku Imo (大学芋) or “University Potatoes” in Japan, the snack is thought be have been popular with college students around the time of their creation 100 years ago, which is purportedly how they got their name.
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INDEX:
0:00 Intro
0:06 What is Daigaku Imo?
0:47 Ingredients
1:09 What is a Japanese Sweet Potato?
1:19 Preparing Sweet Potato
2:26 Steaming Sweet Potato
3:38 Frying Sweet Potato
4:24 Making Daigaku Imo Sauce
4:50 Glazing Japanese Sweet Potato
5:22 Plating Daigaku Imo
INGREDIENTS:
450 grams Japanese sweet potato (satsuma imo)
Vegetable oil (for deep-frying)
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup maltose (80 grams)
20 grams sugar (about 2 tablespoons)
2 teaspoons black sesame seeds
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With a crisp sesame glaze and soft creamy interior, this Japanese sweet potato recipe is a delicious sweet street food snack that’s easy enough to make at home. Known as Daigaku Imo (大学芋) or “University Potatoes” in Japan, the snack is thought be have been popular with college students around the time of their creation 100 years ago, which is purportedly how they got their name.
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INDEX:
0:00 Intro
0:06 What is Daigaku Imo?
0:47 Ingredients
1:09 What is a Japanese Sweet Potato?
1:19 Preparing Sweet Potato
2:26 Steaming Sweet Potato
3:38 Frying Sweet Potato
4:24 Making Daigaku Imo Sauce
4:50 Glazing Japanese Sweet Potato
5:22 Plating Daigaku Imo
INGREDIENTS:
450 grams Japanese sweet potato (satsuma imo)
Vegetable oil (for deep-frying)
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup maltose (80 grams)
20 grams sugar (about 2 tablespoons)
2 teaspoons black sesame seeds
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