The Skinny on Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes and yams are actually two very different vegetables.

While American grocery stores use the terms interchangeably, what they are always referring to is actually a sweet potato, not a yam. Garnet Yams and Jewel Yams, for instance, aren’t yams at all — they’re sweet potatoes! Candied Yams? Nope, sweet potatoes. Confused yet?

In fact, chances are that you’ll never accidentally buy an actual yam instead of a sweet potato at your local grocery. You can find “true” yams as well as other varities of sweet potatoes in Caribbean and Asian specialty grocery stores.

Friday, November 2, 2007

NOVEMBER

Well, it's officially November.

HAPPY NOVEMBER SHOULD BE SWEET POTATO AWARENESS MONTH EVERYONE.

I have updated the flyers for this year, so I'll post those in the next few days.

I'd love to hear your sweet potato or TRUE yam recipes! Please feel free to comment with them and I'll post them and give you credit.

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