Yams are imported into the USA and Canada from the Caribbean or Latin America. Sweet potatoes are root vegetables that are native to the USA. They have delicate skin and a sweet tasting moist texture. Depending on the variety, sweet potato flesh can vary from white to orange and even purple.
Can you buy real yams in the US?
True yams are indigenous to Africa and Asia, with most grown in Africa, but there are over 150 varieties of yams available worldwide. Yams are mostly sold in chunks, sealed in plastic wrap—if you can even find them in the U.S. at all.
What is yam called in USA?
In the United States, sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas), especially those with orange flesh, are often referred to as "yams"
Do they eat yam in America?
In the United States and some other countries, sweet potatoes are often called yams, even though they're different species. Sweet and regular potatoes are both root vegetables. They're distantly related but come from different families.
What states are yams grown?
Almost 60% of the U.S. sweet potato crop is grown in North Carolina, so many that it was named our state vegetable. Yams belong to the Dioscoreaceae family and are related to grasses and lilies. Both vegetables grow underground, but they are different parts of the plant.
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