Yam vs. Sweet Potato I was telling my aunt today that I'm making sweet potato pie on Sunday for Jim. She said to use YAMS instead of sweet potatoes. She said they taste the same but yams are much more healthy. Ok so my question is ... what the heck is a YAM? :D And do they taste the same as sweet potatoes? I want this to come out YUMMY tasting, so maybe I should just stick to regular sweet potatoes. Any suggestions? :p |
i dont know i always think it is a "fake" sweet potatoe in a can. lol I always use sweet paotatoes I dont like yams. |
From what I know Yams are the orange ones that you use for thanksgiving. But then again I thought they were the same thing just two names. I know there is another potatoe that tastes just like the yam but it's yellow/pale, maybe thats the sweetpotatoe. But I think Yams are MUCH better. THey have a sweeter taste to them and are amazingly moist. Yams are among the top favorites of mine. I've been eating them 3 times a week for the last month. I've been craving yams like crazy. They are the best (the orange ones). I'd go with that. Here's the difference from a website: Several decades ago, when orange-fleshed sweet potatoes were introduced in the southern United States, producers and shippers desired to distinguish them from the more traditional, white-fleshed types. The African word nyami, referring to the starchy, edible root of the Dioscorea genus of plants, was adopted in its English form, yam. Yams in the U.S. are actually sweetpotatoes with relatively moist texture and orange flesh. Although the terms are generally used interchangeably, the U.S. Department of Agriculture requires that the label "yam" always be accompanied by "sweetpotato." The following information outlines several differences between sweetpotatoes and yams. |
So Nobie, which is better to use for sweet potato pie? :D HELP! :p |
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Well...I guess I am dumb...I thought they were the same thing!:p And I have never had sweet potato pie. Is it similar to candied yams?? I am so confused:confused: |
Here ya go: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/p...eetpotato.html That should clear things up for you!:D |
I'm confused too. I have bought what I thought were sweet potatoes numerous times - they're always the orange ones. :confused: |
lol idk the difference buuuut yams may increase the chance of twins! lol |
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