The book “The Oldest Sweet Potato Recipes of the XNUMXth and XNUMXth Centuries” is being offered, in PDF version, by the Association for the Defense of the Historical and Archaeological Heritage of Aljezur, which edited it, and by its author, the Algarve researcher José António Martins.
Those interested in receiving a copy of the book in PDF, just send a request to one of the
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"In this book, we can find the method of making this tuber, which is relatively easy to find on the market, both in supermarkets and in local stores, and that our grandparents and great-grandparents enjoyed desserts or as one of their main meals," he explains. to ADPHA.
This is the Association's way of helping, in this time of social isolation because of Covid-19, to continue to eat healthy, in this case using sweet potatoes
«An important factor that we must take into account during these days is our food», which should take into account the «diversity of products and a set of foods that, due to their properties, deserve to be highlighted in our “wheel” of food,” stresses ADPHA.
«Inevitably, we will (almost) all get a little heavier, given that the living space we enjoy, for the most part, does not have large areas where we can exercise, where the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and living room routines (or in another sequence of spatial dynamics) always have the preferred target these days, ie television. After meals, or even with them going on, we are seated and we will hardly have any other place than the chair or the sofa».
Thus, continues the Association, «the role of meals becomes fundamental», and the ingredients «must be well thought out».
ADPHA stresses that among the risk groups are the Diabetic and people aged between 60-70 years and draws attention to the nutritional properties of the tuber.
The book, which is now being offered in its PDF version, is an account of a historical investigation into documentation from the 2018th and 2019th centuries carried out over the years 18 and XNUMX, with the objective of collecting the oldest recipes associated with the Sweet potato. Only XNUMX were discovered where the main ingredient is that tuber.
«So that we can have a balanced diet, low in sugar, without the sweets and cakes that we can now make contributing to weight gain and favoring an increase in risks, due to little physical exercise and sedentary lifestyle, we make it available to all a set of recipes, for those who wish to make sweets, cakes, fried foods, etc.», stresses the Association.
«Let's not forget that our ancestors had little food diversity compared to what we have today and they also liked sweets», in which «land products, such as Sweet Potatoes, played an important role in their gastronomy and nutrition. , in general".
In this research, now available to the public, Sweet Potatoes are the main ingredient in the confection of Jams, Jams, Fried Foods, Puddings, Soups and even Cracklings. rice, potato, pasta, etc'.
The recipes in this book are «the oldest, the original ones, and from these, many others were made known, having as matrix the first known and dated from the XNUMXth century and, above all, from the XNUMXth century, being the Sweet Potato the main and fundamental ingredient».
The association also draws attention to the contribution of those who, "through their technical-scientific skills have an added value in the dissemination of knowledge", hoping that "this knowledge can make a contribution to the maintenance of the local, regional and national economy, specifically interconnected with Sweet Potato producers'.
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