In Wegmans's a couple of days ago, they had mountains of Yams (which I had no interest in), but no sweet potatoes.

Sweet potatoes are tasty (to me), and they're a Vitamin A powerhouse.

Yams are neither.

Sacrilege! (See my post in the sweet potato/pumpkin thread below.)

[www.healthline.com]

... they both have good, but different, health benefits.

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Most of the vegetables labelled as yams in the US are actually sweet potatoes. Actual yams are not common. Here's an explanation: [www.almanac.com]

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My Grandma always said candied yams and sweet potato pie, though she was using the same vegetable.

Red Garnet sweet potatoes have the best flavor, color and texture. Expensive but worth it, especially for holiday dishes.

Made my casserole out of those this year. Super good.

Jewel is my second favorite.

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Yams vs Sweet Potatoes

One of my Thanksgiving playoff favorites. That and 'Uncle Nat versus the single malt scotch'.

Sweet potatoes? Bah!!

I like my potatoes savory, NOT sweet! Yuck!!

I don't think I ever ate any yams.

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My Grandma always said candied yams and sweet potato pie, though she was using the same vegetable.

Red Garnet sweet potatoes have the best flavor, color and texture. Expensive but worth it, especially for holiday dishes.

Made my casserole out of those this year. Super good.

Jewel is my second favorite.

Here they just show up in the store as generic sweet potatoes, usually no indication what variety. Though at rare times in the past they have carried some of the variants such as purple or white sweet potatoes. Some of the sweet potatoes come in with flesh that is more yellow than orange.

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Lemon Drop
My Grandma always said candied yams and sweet potato pie, though she was using the same vegetable.

Red Garnet sweet potatoes have the best flavor, color and texture. Expensive but worth it, especially for holiday dishes.

Made my casserole out of those this year. Super good.

Jewel is my second favorite.

Here they just show up in the store as generic sweet potatoes, usually no indication what variety. Though at rare times in the past they have carried some of the variants such as purple or white sweet potatoes. Some of the sweet potatoes come in with flesh that is more yellow than orange.

Visit a high end grocer like Whole Foods or Fresh Market to get the special varieties. Sometimes Costco carries them too. They are way more expensive than regular but worth it for holiday dishes.

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Lemon Drop
Visit a high end grocer like Whole Foods or Fresh Market to get the special varieties. Sometimes Costco carries them too. They are way more expensive than regular but worth it for holiday dishes.

Even the high end grocers in this area do not carry such varieties. For example the closest Whole Foods has Japanese, purple, and Boniata sweet potatoes and that is more variety than going farther to the Hartford, CT area. The Costco in the area doesn't have a produce section for its grocery section of th warehouse.

Now there may be more selections available at the high end grocers in the Boston area, but that is a 2 hour drive without traffic.

Well, there is always
[www.melissas.com]

A fun site for foodies to browse.