True yams have rough, dark skin, and their flesh can range from white to reddish color, but it's usually white.
What does a true yam look like?
Yams have a cylindrical shape with blackish or brown, bark-like skin and white, purple, or reddish flesh. Compared to sweet potatoes, yams are starchier and drier. They're carried in more grocery stores these days, but your best chance of finding them is to look in international and specialty markets.
What color is the original sweet potato?
Its flesh ranges from beige through white, red, pink, violet, yellow, orange, and purple. Sweet potato cultivars with white or pale yellow flesh are less sweet and moist than those with red, pink or orange flesh.
What are true yams?
What is True Yam? Yams are mostly tropical species. They are big-looking roots, with rough wrinkly, dark, and sometimes hairy skin and white to slightly yellow or cream-colored starchy flesh, and they can grow so big. Really enormous!
Are yams different colors?
The color of a yam's flesh also varies. It can be anything from a neutral white or yellow, to a more vibrant purple or pink depending on the maturity of the yam.
