芋いもけんぴ

noun

sweetened sweet potato fries; candied sweet potato strips

A snack made from deep-fried strips of sweet potato coated in hardened sugar syrup. Common in Japan, especially as a traditional treat.

• 芋いもけんぴはカリカリしていて甘あまいお菓か子しです。

  Imo-kenpi is a crunchy, sweet snack.

• 祖そ母ぼが手て作づくりの芋いもけんぴを送おくってくれた。

  My grandmother sent me homemade imo-kenpi.