of the vegetable is composed of a much softer substance ranging in color from white or yellow to purple or pink in mature yams. The name "yam" appears...

polystachya or Chinese yam (simplified Chinese: 山药; traditional Chinese: 山藥), also called cinnamon-vine, is a species of flowering plant in the yam family. It is...

from purple yam, other common names include ten-months yam, water yam, white yam, winged yam, violet yam, Guyana arrowroot, or simply yam. Dioscorea alata...

Look up yam in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Yam or YAM may refer to: Yam (vegetable), common name for members of Dioscorea Taro, known in Malaysia...

lily yam) Conopodium majus (pignut or earthnut) Dioscorea spp. (yams, ube) Dioscorea polystachya (nagaimo, Chinese yam, Korean yam, mountain yam, white...

gardens. "Everyday Mysteries: Yam". Library of Congress, United States of America. 2011. Lists of vegetables All Vegetable name in English and Hindi with...

as the air potato, air yam, bitter yam, cheeky yam, potato yam, aerial yam, and parsnip yam) is a species of true yam in the yam family, Dioscoreaceae...

million tonnes of yam from 1.5 million hectares, representing 73.8 percent of total yam production in Africa. According to 2008 figures, yam production in...

purple yams (called daijo or beni-imo) are grown. Boiling, roasting and steaming are the most common cooking methods. Also, the use in vegetable tempura...

esculenta) is a root vegetable. It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family Araceae that are used as vegetables for their corms...

latter made into dumplings, noodles, and pancakes. Vegetables used to accompany these included yams, soybeans, broad beans, turnips, spring onions, and...

a species of yam (genus Dioscorea). It is native to the Caribbean and Central and South America. Its many common names include Indian yam, cush-cush, and...

white yam, West African yam, Guinea yam, or white ñame, is a subspecies of yam native to Africa. It is one of the most important cultivated yams. Kokoro...

In New Zealand, oca has become a popular table vegetable and is called yams (although not a true yam). It is available in various colors, including yellow...

Egwusi Fio Fio Isi ewu Ofe Oha Ogbono soup Okpa Okra soup Palm wine Ukwa Yam (vegetable) "Types of Igbo culture food". Nigerian News. Retrieved 16 June 2020...

Asaro, also known as yam porridge or yam pottage, is a traditional dish originating from the Yoruba of Nigeria, Benin Republic and Togo. It is a one-pot...

Japanese side dish made from grating raw yams such as yamaimo (Japanese mountain yam) or nagaimo (Chinese yam). The flavorless dish uses ingredients such...

Tom yum or tom yam (UK: /ˌtɒm ˈjæm, - ˈjʌm/, US: /- ˈjɑːm/; Thai: ต้มยำ, RTGS: tom yam [tôm jām] ) is a family of hot and sour Thai soups. The strong...

Dioscorea esculenta, commonly known as the lesser yam, is a yam species native to Island Southeast Asia and introduced to Near Oceania and East Africa...

combination of Gbegiri (Bean soup), Ewedu (vegetable soup) and stew. It is usually eaten with either Amala(dried yam flour fufu) or Lafun (dried cassava flour...

synonym of D. polystachya. Dioscorea polystachya Dioscorea villosa Yam (vegetable) Tropicos.org, retrieved 3 February 2016 "World Checklist of Selected...

legend of Asogli Yam Festival of the Ewe people of Ghana". GhanaWeb. 2022-09-17. Retrieved 2023-09-09. "Asogli Yam Festival | Vegetable festival in Volta...

Asian cultures, primarily Chinese, Chinese yam (Chinese: shān yào, Japanese: nagaimo) is also used for vegetable juices. They are used quite sparingly, however...

are called yam, tam, lap and phla. A few other dishes can also be regarded as being a salad. Thai salads often do not have raw vegetables or fruit as...

production potential and popularity as a vegetable in various cuisines, it can be raised as a cash crop. The elephant foot yam is used as food in Island Southeast...

Dioscorea composita, or barbasco, is a species of yam in the family Dioscoreaceae. It is native to Mexico. It is notable for its role in the production...

Dioscorea abyssinica is a herbaceous vine in the genus Dioscorea native to several Central African countries including Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African...

carrot, cucumber, ginger, rapeseed, yams, sweet potato, sesame, okra). FAO: World vegetable production (Crops > Items aggregated > Vegetables, Primary),...

[citation needed] The tuberous part of the root is starchy and eaten like a yam; it can be fried. It can be used as pig or cattle fodder. Culinary use of...

Vanuatu. Laplap is prepared by grating breadfruit, bananas, taro or yam roots into a vegetable paste. The paste is then wrapped in banana leaves and cooked in...