ALL RIGHT SO THANKSGIVING QUICKLY APPROACHING RIGHT AND THERE ARE SOME CONFUSION ABOUT A DINNER STAPLE. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SWEET POTATO AND A YAM. JOINING US TO EXPLAIN, CALIFORNIA SWEET POTATO ...

If you thought yams and sweet potatoes were the same thing, think again! While the two root vegetables might appear to be similar (largely in part to grocery stores mislabeling them), the difference ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As it turns out, these two vegetables aren't actually related at all! (You won't find yams on our list of types of potatoes!) The ...

Sweet potatoes are often called yams, but they are actually two completely different vegetables. Yams are tubers with rough, brown skin that are grown in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. Sweet ...

Ah, it's Thanksgiving time. As someone who loves to cook — actually, as someone who loves to hang out in the kitchen wherever I go — this is a wonderful time of year. On Thanksgiving morning I’m up ...

Some people use the words yams and sweet potatoes interchangeably. The truth is yams are not sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes are not yams! Even on the outside of canned sweet potatoes it labels them ...

The humble sweet potato is both delicious and nutritious. It’s also not actually a potato at all. Harold McGee wrote in “On Food And Cooking” that the root vegetable native to northern South America ...

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, you’re probably thinking about picking up some delicious sweet potatoes, and there’s no better place to find the best than at your local farmers’ market. Did ...

For many families, a holiday feast doesn’t feel complete without the familiar lineup of mashed potatoes and gravy, roast turkey and stuffing. Add in traditional sides like cranberry sauce, green bean ...