But some of you often have a hard time identifying certain foods. The one that is particularly on my mind today is the yam. Oh-that good-'ole orangey pillow of hot potato-ish love! Often confused with it's cousin twelve-teen times removed, the sweet potato, they ARE NOT THE SAME!
Yams are similar in size and shape to sweet potatoes (I know, that doesn't help at all!), but are starchier and drier. They aren’t as widely grown in the United States, but can be found in most International grocery stores. Yams have white to dark brown skin and off-white, yellow, purple or pink flesh, depending on the variety. Yams are high in vitamin C, fiber and potassium, but have less vitamin A than sweet potatoes.
As you can see here, sweet potatoes are pictured on the left. The orangey-flesh colored deliciousness shown on the right is the yam.
So, next week as you're serving candied yams, sweet potatoes, or whichever other form of sugary goodness you put on your family's menu, please be sure to know what you're actually serving. Not that anyone will care! ...not that anyone will know the truth (and if they do that they'll correct you), but just know that there is a difference.
Live well. Eat Well. Be Well.
Happy Thanksgiving! #LiveToEat
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