Yam Vs Sweet Potato: some trivia

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Yam vs Sweet Potato

a bit of trivia

All " yams " and " sweet potatoes " sold in the USA are different varieties of sweet

potato. True yams are an entirely different tuber, and are not grown

commercially nor are imported as far as I know. The " yam " designation given to

the darker orange with purplish skin variety is a marketing ploy, and a very

successful one, I might add. It has confused as many people as the infamous

" sinus headache " campaign that added an invented disorder to the PDR. LOL

If you are really " into " trivia (as you've probably figured out I am) you might

enjoy this cooperative extension link from North Carolina State University:

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-23-a.html

Here's a photo (wait for the page to load, and go to the bottom to see the

picture) of a true yam and a leaf from the plant. Distinctive.

http://waynesword.palomar.edu/vege1.htm

Eury

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