Next, another of my favourites.
Ipomoea batatas - sweet potato shoots.
Although their origin is in the Americas, the sweet potato was introduced to China in the late 16th century and rapidly became popular. It didn't take the Chinese long to figure out that the shoots are even better than the root. In fact, I don't really like the potatoes, but the shoots are great.
We only get the red skinned variety, so the Chinese name is 红薯苗/紅薯苗 Mand: hóng shǔ miáo; Cant: hung4 syu4 miu4), meaning 'red potato shoot'.
Again, usually stir fried with garlic and maybe chilli or used in hot pots.
I'll say more about the potatoes when I get to root vegetables, probably around 2053.
