To Broil Spanish Potatoes
Spanish Potatoes is a term found in 18th century receipt books (recipe books) for the sweet potato. To broil the Spanish potatoes, the potatoes were cut across without peeling, in slices half an inch thick.
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I absolutely love your page! I’ve been researching 18th century foods and haven’t found a source yet on what Spanish Potatoes are. Do you happen to have the sources for making the connection? I’m gettsuper frustrated! Thank you!
By: Laura Supinger on January 21, 2023
at 2:19 pm
Thank you for your kind comment about my blog. There are very few 17th and 18th century English receipts (recipes) that involve the potato that I demonstrate as whether it is the Irish potato or the Spanish potato is not designated. The New World sweet potato (Spanish potato) was brought into Spain and thus some original receipts use the terminology “Spanish potato” but more receipts than not do not distinguish which one. I have been involved and researching food history for so many years that the primary references and my research for the definition of Spanish potato as a sweet potato escapes me. By the time Christopher Columbus arrived in the ‘New World’ in the late 15th century, sweet potatoes were well established as food plants in South and Central America. Columbus brought sweet potatoes back to Spain, introducing them to the taste buds and gardens of Europe. Europeans referred to the sweet potato as the potato, which often leads to confusion when searching for old sweet potato recipes.
By: hearttohearthcookery on January 22, 2023
at 12:48 am