What’s the difference between sweet potatoes and yams? Though in America the two terms are often used interchangeably, yams and sweet potatoes are not the same thing. They aren’t even from the same family. Sweet potatoes are often called yams, but the two vegetables are very different. It is possible that you’ve never seen or tasted a real yam!
As a self-proclaimed sweet potato connoisseur I will help clear the confusion you may have about sweet potatoes vs. yams. Keep reading!
Are Yams and Sweet Potatoes The Same?
No, they are two very different vegetables.
Yams
True yams are edible tubers found in Africa and Asia from the dioscorea genus of flowering plants. They are commonly used in African, Latin American and Caribbean dishes. In West Africa they are a food staple like cassava/yuca and plantain. You may see them at the market labeled the African word Nyami or Namé.
Yams…
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