Camote cue or camotecue is a popular

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in the

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made from ''camote'' (

sweet potato The sweet potato or sweetpotato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Its sizeable, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a root vegetable, which is a staple food in parts of ...

). Slices of ''camote'' are coated with

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and then fried, to cook the potatoes and to caramelize the sugar. It is one of the most common

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s in the Philippines, along with bananacue and turon. The term is a

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of "'' camote''" and "

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", the latter in

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refers to meat cooked in a style similar to

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s."Banana-que"
Overseas Pinoy Cooking. Accessed on November 6, 2010. Though served

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ed on bamboo sticks, it is not cooked on the stick. The skewer is purely for easier handling as it is usually sold as street food.

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