Daigakuimo

Ingredients

 * 1 pound sweet potatoes 
 * 1/3 cup Sugar
 * 1 tsp soy sauce
 * 2 tbsp water
 * 1 tsp sesame seeds
 * vegetable oil for frying

Directions

 * Cut sweet potatoes into bite-sized pieces.
 * Heat the oil and fry the sweet potatoes at 350F until brown.
 * Mix water, Sugar, and soy sauce in a pan. Put the pan on low heat.
 * When the liquid turns sticky, remove from the heat and add fried sweet potatoes.
 * Quickly mix the potatoes with the sticky Sugar.
 * Sprinkle sesame seeds over the coated sweet potatoes.