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I bought some 甘梅地瓜 (gān méi dì guā), or just 地瓜 (dì guā), and this is what I got:
They seem to be sweet potato fries. I'm wondering how 甘梅地瓜 translates into "sweet potato fries"?
Google indicates that 地瓜 means "sweet potato", although I always thought that was 红薯 (hóngshǔ). I'm not familiar with 甘梅, and Google translates it to "Gan Mei".
甘 = sweet
梅 = plum
地瓜 = sweet potato
From the photo, "Fried Sweet Potato with sweet plum powder"
Edit: Thanks for others' correction.... 地瓜 may also mean other types of potato or other taro, depending on the region.
Like Henry Ho explained, 甘梅地瓜 does not mean sweet potato fries.
Actually, 地瓜 may not mean sweet potato; it can be taro (山芋) too, depending on different regions.
