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. 13 сент. 2017 г.
How do you tell if it's a sweet potato or yam?
How to tell sweet potatoes and yams apart. A sweet potato has tapered ends and thin, smooth skin and flesh that can range from light beige to burnished orange to purplish, even. A yam is cylindrical, typically white-fleshed—there is a purple variety, too—and has rough, dark, almost hairy skin.
How do you tell if a potato is a sweet potato?
A healthy sweet potato should have a uniform color. It may probably have rows of dark, shallow depressions up and down its length, but that's normal. If left alone too long, sprouts will grow from some of those depressions. But you can eat a sweet potato that has a few short sprouts, even so.
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