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Next time you’re in the produce aisle, channel your inner detective. A sweet potato has smooth, thin skin and a uniform shape. It’s often labeled correctly in upscale markets. A real yam looks like it was dug up by a dinosaur—rough, scaly, and irregular. If it’s shrink-wrapped and sitting next to a can of yams, it’s probably a sweet potato in disguise.

8 Ways To Tell The Difference Between Sweet Potatoes And Yams – YLRDTO

Also, check the label. If it says “canned yams,” that’s almost always sweet potato swimming in syrup. Real yams don’t come in cans; they come in a village market, sold by the pound, and require a machete to cut. If you’re buying a can of “yams” for your casserole, just know you’re living a lie—but a tasty one.

The Funny Part: Cooking Adventures

I once bought what I thought was a sweet potato at an international market. It was a real yam. I roasted it for an hour, and it was still hard as a rock. I ended up hacking it into chunks and boiling it for soup, and it tasted like a sad, fibrous potato. My husband asked, “Why does this taste like a tree root?” I told him it was authentic. He didn’t buy it.

Meanwhile, my friend brought a “yam casserole” to a potluck. She proudly used a recipe from her grandmother. It was orange, sweet, and topped with marshmallows. I didn’t have the heart to tell her she had made sweet potato casserole. She was so proud. I just said, “It’s the best yam I’ve ever had.” And it was.