Ise potato

Japanese: 伊勢薯 - いせいも

…(3) Flat and fan-shaped, they are called Butshou-imo (Buddha's palm yam) or Icho-imo (Icho potato), and are found in areas west of the Kanto region. (4) Spherical or shapeless, fleshy and sticky ones are called Yamato-imo (Yamato potato), Bungo-imo (Bungo potato), Ise-imo (Ise potato), Tsukune-imo (Tsukune potato), and are cultivated in the warm southwest. Yamano-imo (Chinese yam) [Hoshikawa Kiyochika]. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ise potato" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…(3)扁平で扇形をしていて，仏掌（ぶつしよう）薯やいちょう薯と呼ばれ，関東以西に多い。(4)球状もしくは不定形な塊状で，肉質がよく，粘りが強いものは大和薯，豊後薯，伊勢薯，つくね薯などと呼ばれ，西南暖地で栽培される。ヤマノイモ【星川清親】。…

※「伊勢薯」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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