It seems that enslaved Africans in the United States referred to the soft orange-fleshed sweet potatoes as “yams” because of their similarity to the true yams they knew from their home continent. Growers began using this...
Take another bite and allow us to get to the root of the difference between sweet potatoes and yams and the ways in which the two terms sometimes overlap, as well as the origins of the words—and the vegetables. What is a yam? Yams are the starchy, tuberous, edible roots of plants of...
Yams vs. sweet potatoes: Are they really the same veggie?Jim Coleman
Sweet potatoes are very nutritious, containing protein, calcium, iron, sodium, vitamin A, and beta-carotene. Four different kinds of sweet potatoes: Jewell, Jersey, Oriental, Garnet. So, Why Do People Call Sweet Potatoes “Yams”? Why is the orange-fleshed sweet potato variety that we commonl...
Sweet potatoes vs. yams The sweet potato belongs to the morning glory family of plants while yams — not to be confused with Mexican yams orwild yam— are actually related to lilies and grasses. Additionally, sweet potatoes are thought to have originated in Central and South America while yam...
The prevailing theory is that enslaved Africans applied these terms over time to the sweet potatoes available in the Americas, which took the place in their diet of the staple root vegetable grown in much of West Africa. Dorling Kindersley/Getty Images So, what are yams? True yams are part ...
Sweet potatoes are an easy-to-prepare root vegetable, filled with vitamins, minerals, fiber, and health-promoting phytonutrients.
How to grow Sweet Potatoes and Yams. Growing Sweet Potato plants in the home garden, from seeds to harvest. Grow better with Gardener's Net.
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