This vegetable category is diverse and includes specimens like potatoes, taro, and yams. Tubers, which are essentially thick ...

Nigeria is the largest yam producer in the world, growing millions of tonnes every year Can Africa's biggest economy swap its addiction to oil for the starchy tubers that millions line their ...

If you thought yams and sweet potatoes were the same thing, think again! While the two root vegetables might appear to be similar (largely in part to grocery stores mislabeling them), the ...

If you are buying yams from a specialist African or Caribbean shop, ask them how to prepare the yams you are buying. They will have advice on whether the yam must be peeled before cooking and how ...

But the barn dance is only one part of this multi-day festival that has outlived the crop it was created to celebrate: the yam, better known as the sweet potato, which once was a cash crop in the ...

Yams have been in great supply this winter. These knobbly tubers are about the size of a large thumb. The most common yam is pink-orange in colour and has a slightly shiny, ribbed surface.

SINGAPORE – Annie Yam was wearing a radiant smile as she got out from the OCBC Aquatic Centre’s swimming pool, despite finishing fourth in the women’s 50m butterfly (35-39 age category ...

When shopping the produce aisle at the supermarket, you may see the signs for sweet potatoes and yams – yet they’re probably ...