Re: ***dumb question alert***

[Guest guest]

What's the difference?

> am i the only one who thought that yams and sweet potatos were the

> same?

[Guest guest]

I officially passed the " Im a geek research test "

Yams are native to Asia and Africa and have thick skin and flesh that

is white, orange or purple. They are often used as a starch, much as

we use bread or pasta. In fact, yams are one of the most important

food crops in the tropics and subtropical countries. Yams are usually

boiled, baked, fried as chips or grated and steamed for breads and

cakes.

Sweet potatoes are available in two primary varieties. One has tan

skin and dry yellow flesh; the other, darker-skinned variety has

sweet orange flesh and is often mistakenly called a yam. Sweet

potatoes are what most people in the United States eat.

> > am i the only one who thought that yams and sweet potatos were

the

> > same?

[Guest guest]

I thought they were the same thing for years, but then recently I read somewhere

that they were different. Don't remember exactly, something to do with where

they grow and how big they get. Other than that, I guess they are about the

same....hmmm. That sounds like a silly reason to give them different names

doesn't it? Maybe there was something else to it and I am just forgetting.

stacie0721 <benson.stacie@...> wrote:

What's the difference?

> am i the only one who thought that yams and sweet potatos were the

> same?

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[Guest guest]

.......and all these years, I feel so decieved.

Come to think of it, I may have never eaten a YAM, all along it was

sweet potatos ....(shaking head side to side)

:-)

> > am i the only one who thought that yams and sweet potatos were

the

> > same?

>

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[Guest guest]

Nope, I've asked this question twice even. But they are different. I

grew up and my mom always said they were the same. The Sweet Potato

is more orange I believer and sweeter in taste. Most grocery store

clerks in the produce dept. can help you out if you are looking for a

particular one (most as I ran into a few who didn't know). I believe

most people eat sweet potatoes vs. yams.

Colleen

> am i the only one who thought that yams and sweet potatos were the

> same?