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Sweet potatoes are an easy-to-grow root vegetable that stores well. ... Sweet potato versus yam. In the U.S., sweet potatoes are often called yams, but they are not the same vegetable.

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Gardeners who grow their own sweet potatoes sometimes still wonder whether the root vegetables they have grown are the same as yams. Helen Chesnut Jan 15, 2025 4:15 AM Share by Email ...

Learn more about the history of yams vs. sweet potatoes in the United States. ... They can grow up to 45 feet long and are eaten in parts of Latin America, West Africa, the Caribbean, and Asia.

Although the terms “yam” and “sweet potato” are often used interchangeably, they come from different plant species. Sweet potatoes are native to the Americas, while yams originate from Africa.

Enslaved Africans brought to the Americas were drawn to sweet potatoes because of their similarities with them. So much so, that they started referring to sweet potatoes as yam. Even the farmers that ...

“What’s in a name?” William Shakespeare once wrote. “Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet?” It’s a valid point for sure… unless we’re talking about sweet potatoes. Because one by its other ...

Yams grow much larger than sweet potatoes, sometimes up to three to four feet long, weighing 80 pounds. Advertisement. Article continues below this ad.

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What's the difference between sweet potatoes and yams? If you read this column even occasionally, you know my aversion to common plant names. They’re so regional and inherently so imprecise.