tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637586420316176272.post9155923331599611093..comments2024-02-04T11:03:53.985-08:00Comments on Gourmet by Sally Rae: Sweet Potato or YamSally Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18359723367626358855noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637586420316176272.post-60847758060238987022015-01-13T16:27:41.868-08:002015-01-13T16:27:41.868-08:00True JP, and not our fault for the confusion.
A l...True JP, and not our fault for the confusion. <br />A little history lesson... several decades ago when orange-fleshed sweet potatoes were introduced in the southern US, producers and shippers called them 'yams' to distinguish them from the traditional white-fleshed type. This was the English version of the African word 'nyami', referring to the starchy, edible root of the Dioscorea genus of plants. Which is why most people still think of sweet potatoes as yams regardless of their true identity!! Sally Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359723367626358855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637586420316176272.post-24743415422267084622015-01-09T09:49:36.759-08:002015-01-09T09:49:36.759-08:00Nice...yams, but I guess in fact they're sweet...Nice...yams, but I guess in fact they're sweet potatoes. I too have always referred to the orange ones as yams. Soup looks yummy.JP McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602414995553307164noreply@blogger.com