sweet potato fries
Refers to fried sweet potato sticks, similar to French fries but made from sweet potato. Often associated with Satsuma sweet potatoes.
See also: さつま芋
I ordered sweet potato fries at the izakaya.
Standard kanji-katakana spelling; 薩摩 refers to Satsuma (sweet potato).
Full katakana spelling, often seen in menus or product names.
Compound of 薩摩 (Satsuma, referring to Satsuma sweet potatoes) and スティック (from English 'stick'), describing the shape of the fried sweet potato pieces.