Ask anyone what the difference is between yams and sweet potatoes and they'll likely tell you there isn't one, but it turns ...

Not controlling the cooking point when making purees or roasting them without skin are some of the most common blunders.

People often mistake yams for sweet potatoes and vice versa. Yes, there's a difference, but what exactly is it?

Yams have brown skin with pale flesh, and the most common sweet potatoes have red, orange, or brown skin with orange flesh.

thinking it was yam! There are many types of sweet potatoes ranging from white, yellow, red, purple, or brown on the outside with white, yellow, orange, and reddish flesh inside. There are also ...

Although often used interchangeably, sweet potatoes and yams are different. Sweet potatoes, native to South America, have smooth, reddish-brown or purple skin and orange, purple, or white flesh.