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MsRowdyRedhead
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« Reply #40 on: November 23, 2008, 02:22:51 pm » |
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Yams and sweet potatoes aren't even members of the same family and hail from completely different parts of the world. Although they are both tubers, sweet potatoes come from South America and are a member of the morning glory family while Yams are a member of the lily family and originated in Africa. Its name is derived from the African words njam, nyami, or djambi, which means "to eat."
The most common variety of sweet potatoes are Garnet, Jewel and Beauregard and they tend to get classified by the color of their flesh - either white, yellow, orange, or purple. This is where it gets confusing. The variety with the orange flesh are often sold in supermarkets as "yams" even though they aren't. The two vegetables' shapes can be similar, long with tapered pointy ends, but the skin of a yam is usually dark brown, almost black, and has a rough texture. They are starchy and when cut, release a substance that make them feel slippery, like certain squash do. When they are cooked, the texture is very moist and slightly stringy. Cooked orange-fleshed sweet potatoes have a similar texture to that of a yam, however the white-fleshed variety are not as sweet and have more of a grainy texture, like a regular potato.
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