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How do you tell if it's a sweet potato or yam?

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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 I know if I have a sweet potato or a yam?

In spite of all of the confusion, it's quite easy to tell yams from sweet potatoes:1Yams have dark, bark-like skins with a white flesh. Some have purple or red flesh. Yams are drier and starchier than sweet potatoes and are even made into flour.2Sweet potatoes have gold or copper/bronze skins and moister orange flesh.Yam Or Sweet Potato - How Do You Know Which Is Which?

How can you identify a sweet potato?

Sweet potatoes usually have a relatively smooth skin that's tan, copper or red in color. Yams tend to have a dark brown/gray skin that's much thicker, stringy or barklike than the skin you'd find on a sweet potato.

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