One day my family bought something from the market. It was a kind of sweet potato called Tiger Hand. This kind of potato was my dessert when I was a kid.

Kids nowadays do not know it. Only old people and kids of the 80s were familiar with such potatoes.

Generally, tiger hand sweet potato is steamed, not boiled. It is slightly sweet. Its meat is white and a little bit sticky. It is called the tiger hand for its appearance similar to the hand of a tiger. Not all, but most of them are.

I don’t know what benefit it has towards health. I just know that it is delicious. Sometimes, I could use it instead of rice, especially when I wanted to be on a diet.

Some people eat it with sugar. Me, I like eating it fresh, not adding anything.

Nowadays, it is rare to be seen on the market because people don’t give support or pay attention to such fresh bindweed.

It is not expensive like sweets from the factory.

If a tourist comes to Cambodia and sees this tiger-hand sweet potato, please try it. You will gain a taste of Cambodian fresh and natural bindweed.