Kenpi

Kenpi
Type Snack
Place of origin Japan
Region or state Kōchi Prefecture
Main ingredients Sweet potato
Cookbook: Kenpi  Media: Kenpi

Kenpi (けんぴ) or Imo-kenpi (芋けんぴ, 芋 meaning "potato"(especially "sweet potato")) are a snack food and common omiyage/meibutsu from Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.

They are strips of candied sweet potato, resembling french fries in appearance, but are hard and sugary sweet in taste.


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