Kumara is often referred to as a sweet potato, but it belongs to the morning glory (convolvulaceae) family, and not, like potato, to the nightshade one (solanaceae). And it is not a yam! (Yams belong to the lily or dioscoreaceae family.) The modern kumara plant is a climbing vine, with tubers. 28 авг. 2018 г.
Is a yam and a sweet potato the same thing?
The skin of a yam (left) looks kind of like tree bark, while a sweet potato (right) is more reddish-brown. Real yams are entirely different root vegetables that are more like yucca in texture and flavor. They have bumpy, tough brown skin (that looks almost tree trunk-like) with starchy, not sweet flesh.
What do Americans call kumara?
Sweet potatoes are also known as kumara (or kumera) in New Zealand, batatas or boniatos in South America, umala by Samoans, and 'uala by Native Hawaiians.
What do they call yams in America?
Often North Americans use the words “yam” & “sweet potato” interchangeably. However, a true yam is a starchy, edible tuber, generally with a drier taste than a sweet potato. Yams are rough, scaly, difficult to peel and very low in beta-carotene.
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