Yams are tuber vegetables (the type that grows mostly underground) native to Africa and Asia. There are over 600 species of yam, but only 15-20 are edible. Sweet potatoes are often mistaken for ...

What is ube?What’s the difference between ube, purple sweet potato and taro?What does ube taste like?Is ube healthy?Where to find ubeHow to cook with ubeWith its eye-catching color and ...

You'll never mix up these tubers again. Knobbly and brown, with little, wispy, hair-like roots shooting off at random, yams aren't the stateliest of foods. But if you get past their slightly odd ...

Nope: They’re totally different. Yams are native to Africa, while sweet potatoes are native to the Americas. The two got all mixed up probably because of the slave trade: African slaves, upon seeing ...

Yams are tubers native to Africa, and sweet potatoes are a New World crop. Steve G. asks: What is the difference between a yam and a sweet potato? Specifically, Okinawan sweet potatoes?

Ube, a purple yam native to the Philippines, is popping up left and right at local bakeries, cafes and ice cream shops. The Southeast Asian veggie (pronounced ooh-bay) has grown popular in the ...