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Yams aren't even potatoes, so why does everyone think they are the same?
There's a reasonable explanation for the mix-up. It dates back to the 1930s when a researcher at Louisiana State University developed a new type of potato and called it a yam. But that wasn't a yam; it was a sweet potato.
So what does a yam look and taste like?
Yams aren't even potatoes, so why does everyone think they are the same?
There's a reasonable explanation for the mix-up. It dates back to the 1930s when a researcher at Louisiana State University developed a new type of potato and called it a yam. But that wasn't a yam; it was a sweet potato.
So what does a yam look and taste like?










