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

Most of the time, you're probably eating sweet potatoes. True yams are native to Africa and Asia and are not widely found in the U.S.. Yams have rough, brown, scaly skin, either white or purple ...

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

In fact, you've probably bought a sweet potato, 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 ...

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. Yams, native to Asia and West Africa ...