Inside of Sweet Potato

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Cut into a raw sweet potato, and you’ll notice a white, milky liquid seeping out. That’s latex sap, which sounds like something you’d use to coat a canoe, but it’s actually a defense mechanism. The plant is basically crying. “Stop cutting me!” it says. Meanwhile, your kitchen knife is like, “Too bad, I’m making fries.”

But the real magic happens when you cook it. Raw sweet potatoes are hard and starchy, like eating a cracker that’s also a rock. But heat those starches, and they break down into maltose—a sugar that is pure, unadulterated joy. Your oven is not just baking; it’s a chemistry lab turning a bland club into a delicious party. The inside goes from crunchy to buttery-soft, like a potato that took a vacation in a butter bath.

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