Those two unassuming root veggies are orange ... sweeter than purple sweet potatoes, which by contrast have a milder, more balanced sweetness. Purples can also carry floral or wine-like flavor ...

But did you know there are two major types of sweet potatoes available in the market? One type has an orange to brown colour, while the other is a red to purple shade. This can lead to confusion ...

Biting into the purple cube, my brain did somersaults. It looked like a chunk of roasted beetroot, but the taste was 100% orange sweet potato. Witchcraft? A tastebud malfunction? No, just my first ...