Sweet Potato Latte
An Original Recipe by Lorraine Elliott/Not Quite Nigella
Preparation time: 3 minutes (excluding roasting time)
Cooking time: 5 minutes
- 1 roasted sweet potato around 100g/3.5ozs*
- 2 cups regular or coconut milk
- 2-3 tablespoons maple syrup
- A little ground cinnamon (optional)
*To roast sweet potato wash the sweet potato and place the whole thing skin on in a 180C/350F oven for 45 minutes. I usually bake 4-5 at a time to save time as they're great in salads.
Step 1 - Blend up the sweet potato with a little of the milk until it forms a smooth paste. Add the rest of the milk and process until it becomes foamy and the sweet potato is totally blended up. It will be quite foamy and aerated.
Step 2 - Place in a saucepan on medium high heat and heat until warm. Add maple syrup to taste. The thick foam flattens a little but you still get a layer of sturdy foam on top. Sprinkle with cinnamon if using.
Personal Note
I was once in the back seat of a taxi on the way to the airport when the taxi driver turned around to me and reminded me to check if I had my passport. I riffled through my bag quickly. We had only driven down the street a little bit and I realised that I didn't actually have my passport in my bag so he turned around and I went back to pick it up.
I thanked him for his timely reminder to which he turned back to me and said, "I always ask, especially for Asian people." He was Asian himself and I thought well that it was damn lucky that I was Asian and that if a Caucasian taxi driver had said the same thing then well that would be very uncool. I should have pointed out that people from all backgrounds could use a reminder about their passport but I didn't want to start an argument and besides which I was really quite grateful that he asked me. I'm really a third culture kid. Honestly sometimes I think I'm Caucasian and when I look in the mirror I realise I'm not. And then sometimes I feel so Asian that it's crazy. And confusing.
So tell me Dear Reader, are you a third culture kid? Which country did you grow up in? Would you change it if you could(well not that you could but you get what I mean hopefully)? And do you like the idea of this drink or does it not appeal to you?