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.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Sweet Potatoes at Thanksgiving!

You might get a bunch of funny looks if you suggest something other than candied yams, but there's so many other options for sweet potatoes this holiday season. Here's some I've dug up, starting with the recipe I'll be debuting at the table on November 27th. Share any recipes you have in the comments!

Creamy Sweet Potato Soup via Elise at Simply Recipes

A list of other sweet potato recipes via Elise at Simply Recipes

Sweet Potato Lyonnaise by Gordon Ramsay

Sweet Potato, Spinach And Feta Frittata by Gordon Ramsay

Classic Sweet Potato Pie by Alton Brown

Sweet Potato Waffles (yes, waffles) by Alton Brown

Chipotle Smashed Sweet Potatoes by Alton Brown

Posted by Nicole at 12:25 PM

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