In the United States and Canada, sweet potatoes are often (confusingly) referred to as “yams.” But sweet potatoes are not even closely related to yams. As such, ...

11 янв. 2022 г. · As for why some people call sweet potatoes yams it's because slaves from Africa were used to eating yams in Africa, where yams are native . So ... How did sweet potatoes become "yams"? : r/Cooking - Reddit Why do Americans call Sweet Potato, Yams? - Reddit My local grocery explains the difference between yams and ... In the USA, Yams and Sweet Potatoes are the Same Thing. Другие результаты с сайта www.reddit.com

20 сент. 2022 г. · True yams are part of an entirely different genus (Dioscorea; sweet potatoes belong to Ipomoea in the morning glory family) and are more akin to ...

It's true: yams and sweet potatoes are totally different plants and are not even closely related. In fact, these tasty starchy veggies are actually in two ...

13 окт. 2024 г. · The dried yams, pictured above, are known as huai shan, and cooks reconstitute them in rich broths, simmering along with chicken, pork, goji ...

Sweet potatoes can also be called yams in North America. When soft varieties were first grown commercially there, there was a need to differentiate between ...

4 сент. 2024 г. · The mix-up between yams and sweet potatoes originated from the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Yams are an important part of West African food ...

8 апр. 2022 г. · People refer to sweet potatoes as yams because they resemble yams, even though they are actually different. This started a long time ago. There ... Why do people refer to 'sweet potatoes' as 'yams'? - Quora Are sweet potatoes and yams the same? - Quora Why do we change the name of sweet potatoes to 'yams' for two ... What's the difference between yams and sweet potatoes? - Quora Другие результаты с сайта www.quora.com

Before the 1930s, sweet potatoes in the United States were called exactly what they are: sweet potatoes. It wasn't until researcher Julian C. Miller of the ...