Kumara, or sweet potatoes, may also be used.
What is the difference between sweet potato and kumara?
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.
Is sweet potato and kamote the same?
“Kamote” is commonly known in English as “sweet potato,” one of the world's most important and popular food crops.
Is a sweet potato a yam?
That sweet, orange-colored root vegetable that you love so dearly is actually a sweetpotato. Yes, all so-called “yams” are in fact sweetpotatoes. Most people think that long, red-skinned sweetpotatoes are yams, but they really are just one of many varieties of sweetpotatoes.
Where is sweet potato called 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. Kumara was a staple of the Maori in New Zealand prior to the arrival of Europeans, and is popular throughout the Pacific region.
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