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I find it very odd that is paired with to make "candied sweet potato"... Is this a popular university snack of some kind?

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Interesting question! It’s probably something random, like french fries being the name of fried potato sticks.

Here’s Kotobank (translation by Apple):

University-Imo [University Potato]

〘Name〙 Cut sweet potato is fried in oil, sweet sauce and sprinkled with black sesame seeds.

Source: Selected Edition Japanese DictionaryInformation about the Selected Edition Japanese Dictionary

Digital Daijisen The meaning, reading, example sentences, and synonyms of "Daigakuimo"

University-Imo [University Potato]

A food made by frying sliced sweet potatoes in oil, tangled with sweet sauce, and sprinkled with black sesame seeds.


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Japanese, Western, Chinese, and ethnic dictionary of world cuisine "Dege Potato" Explanation

Daigakuimo [University potato]

Cut sweet potatoes into pieces, fry them in oil, add sugar, and sprinkle them with black sesame seeds.

Source: KodanshaInformation about a dictionary that understands Japanese, Western, Chinese, and ethnic dishes from all over the world

Reference to university potatoes in the World Encyclopedia

From [Baked sweet potato]

...There were many Tokomise, which was only 1 tsubo, and a large soil pot was placed in the store, and potatoes were steamed in it. Next, a university potato appeared. This was fried in oil and tangled with mitsu, which was similar to the "thread-refted potato" in Chinese cuisine. ...

※A part of the glossary that refers to "University Potato" is posted.

Source | Heibonsha Co., Ltd.About the 2nd edition of the World Encyclopedia |


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Wikipedia has an article in Japanese that claims it got its name in the Showa era by being popular among students in the Kanda district. The same article also credits the name to a student who sold it to fund his studies in the Taisho era. So probably nobody knows for certain.

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Wikipedia has an article in Japanese that claims it got its name in the Showa era by being popular among students in the Kanda district. The same article also credits the name to a student who sold it to fund his studies in the Taisho era. So probably nobody knows for certain.

This is very interesting! I had a feeling it must be related to universities somehow, either from students buying the food or manufacturing it themselves. It was definitely an odd term to discover without any context.

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