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No they aren't yams. Sweet potatoes come in a bunch of colours. The article describes that nothing (or very rarely) in North America will you actually find a yam. Sweet potatoes just look like yams from Western Africa and slaves started calling them that and the name has stuck.
thenewgreen · 3347 days ago · link ·
Yeah, I apologize that I read the article after commenting. I saw that I have most likely never eaten a "Yam." -Now I must.