Once and for all.
There is, however, plenty of mistaking the sweet potato itself: it's often referred to as a yam, and vice versa.
And they grow in different parts of the world: yams in Africa, where they originated, and also Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, and Central America. Sweet potatoes are grown in the United States, with North Carolina leading the way in production. "They are just... ugly," said Kelly McIver, executive director of the North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission.
Labels on produce bins at the supermarket don't help much. You might still find "yam" and "sweet potato" used interchangeably or in tandem. The FDA, which regulates food labeling, doesn't have a so-called standard of identity for either sweet potatoes or yams, so either term works.Hirsheimer & HamiltonIn North Carolina, home to more than half of the U.S.
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