Do you eat the skin on your sweet potato?

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  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »
    I got into a debate whether it's more common to eat the skin or not when you have a baked sweet potato. I have always eaten the skin, but my friend was so amazed that I ate the skin and said shes "never seen anyone do that or heard of anyone doing that in her life."

    So I am wondering what you guys on here do. Do you eat the skin or just the inside? If you don't, do you on a regular potato?

    I've done this with regular potatoes, but NEVER with sweet potatoes.
  • Chunkahlunkah
    Chunkahlunkah Posts: 373 Member
    Yes.

    When I had problems with IBS, I stopped eating the skin for a while bc it bothered my stomach, but I'm fine with it now.
  • amandaeve
    amandaeve Posts: 723 Member
    I eat all potato skins, and I’m another shrimp tail eater as well.
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    I didn't until recently, but now I do. I started a similar thread a month or so ago. It's delicious!
  • marissafit06
    marissafit06 Posts: 1,996 Member
    Only when diced and roasted
  • WestCoastCyclist
    WestCoastCyclist Posts: 15 Member
    I love the skin on sweet potatoes (and regular potatoes). But, I also eat the whole (skin and flesh) portion of lime or lemon in a drink, as well as shrimp tails. I learned something today - I had no idea that anyone else ate the shrimp tails.
  • MichelleWithMoxie
    MichelleWithMoxie Posts: 1,817 Member
    amandaeve wrote: »
    I eat all potato skins, and I’m another shrimp tail eater as well.
    WestCoastCyclist wrote: »
    I love the skin on sweet potatoes (and regular potatoes). But, I also eat the whole (skin and flesh) portion of lime or lemon in a drink, as well as shrimp tails. I learned something today - I had no idea that anyone else ate the shrimp tails.

    *high five* :smiley:
  • vegmebuff
    vegmebuff Posts: 31,389 Member
    Or...you could make chips out of the skins too...yummo

    https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/simple-salty-sweet-potato-skin-chips/
  • Kalex1975
    Kalex1975 Posts: 427 Member
    MichSmish wrote: »
    Yes. But I also eat mango skin, and shrimp tails. I like the crunch ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    I thought I was the only one who ate shrimp tails! I always get the strangest looks when I eat them :smile:
  • AngryViking1970
    AngryViking1970 Posts: 2,847 Member
    Yeah. All of it.
  • drawaimfire
    drawaimfire Posts: 83 Member
    It's nice to know there are fellow shrimp tail eaters, I hadn't met another like me that I knew of <3 (Sweet potato skin eaters too)
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    I eat it, unless it's dry and icky. Maybe tbe way your friend cooks them makes the skin unappetizing.
  • sbedwards1077
    sbedwards1077 Posts: 32 Member
    I eat it most of the time
  • janicelo1971
    janicelo1971 Posts: 823 Member
    NO!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    No...it's too chewy. I eat the skin of red and golden potatoes though.
  • neldabg
    neldabg Posts: 1,452 Member
    Your friend's the weirdo. Lol. I eat all of any type of potato.
  • briscogun
    briscogun Posts: 1,138 Member
    Regular potato? Yes. Sweet potato? For some reason no.
  • mabearof6
    mabearof6 Posts: 684 Member
    Nope, don't like it, so don't eat it.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    I've never imagined wanting to eat the skin of a baked sweet potato. I'm still not enticed to.
  • AlexTriGuy
    AlexTriGuy Posts: 7 Member
    Yes, so good, I used to "hate it" but then one day Bam!!!! Never looked back!
  • sandy_taylor13
    sandy_taylor13 Posts: 194 Member
    Nope. In my Instapot they come out just falling off the peel, so away it goes!
  • dbhDeb
    dbhDeb Posts: 200 Member
    yes! just had this discussion today with a coworker!
  • Momepro
    Momepro Posts: 1,509 Member
    I LOVE sweet potato skin, but HATE regular potato skin.
  • mortuseon_
    mortuseon_ Posts: 257 Member
    Yes, always! Seems like a waste not to.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    Always, for all potatoes.
  • WilmaValley
    WilmaValley Posts: 1,092 Member
    You bet!
  • fuzzylop72
    fuzzylop72 Posts: 651 Member
    Yes, but I also eat the skin of kiwi fruit which a lot of people hate.
  • solieco1
    solieco1 Posts: 1,559 Member
    Definitely! That's the best part!
  • tohorse
    tohorse Posts: 14 Member
    short but sweet, nope
  • Dame_sans_merci
    Dame_sans_merci Posts: 74 Member
    Yep for all potatoes. The only time I would not eat the skin is if I was making mash. I’ll remove the skin if making homemade chips or roast potatoes, but not wedges or boiled (not that I boil sweet potato)...think it’s just an aesthetic thing on chips for me. On any sort of baked potato I especially love the skin being mega crispy.

    Oh, I have also eating the skin on Butternut Squash, but that is a lazy thing as they are such a pain to peel. Perfectly edible tho.
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