Camote cue or camotecue is a popular snack food in the Philippines made from camote (sweet potato).
Slices of camote are coated with brown sugar and then fried, to cook the potatoes and to caramelize the sugar."Street food". My Sari-Sari Store. Accessed on November 12, 2010. It is one of the most common street foods in the Philippines, along with bananacue and turon.(2009-06-28). "Turon". Adobongblog.com . Accessed on November 12, 2010.
The term is a portmanteau of "camote" and "barbecue"; the latter in Philippine English refers to meat cooked in a style similar to kebabs."Banana-que" . Overseas Pinoy Cooking. Accessed on November 6, 2010.
Though served skewered 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.
See also Ginanggang List of sweet potato dishes Maruya
References