Food and Drink Atlas

How The World Eats
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Ingredient

Yam

Vegetables and Vegetable Products

Yam is the common name for some plant species in the genus Dioscorea that form edible tubers, some other species in the same genus being toxic. Yams are perennial herbaceous vines native to Africa, Asia and the Americas, cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers across many temperate and tropical regions, and the tubers themselves come in a variety of forms owing to numerous cultivars and related species.

Yam
Filter Results1 entry
Connections

Used By

Amala, Dishes
Source Amala (food) (Wikipedia)
Asaro, Dishes
Source Asaro (Wikipedia)
Bubur cha cha, Dishes
Source Wikipedia, Bubur cha cha
Run down, Dishes
Source Run down (Wikipedia)
Source Venezuelan Cuisine (Wikipedia)
Sources
Asaro (Wikipedia)
Used By: Asaro, Infobox main_ingredient field: Yam (vegetable)View the Source
Run down (Wikipedia)
Used By: Run down, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient fieldView the Source
Wikipedia, Bubur cha cha
Used By: Bubur cha cha, Lead section
Quote, Used By: Bubur cha cha, Lead section
prepared using pearled sago, sweet potatoes, yams, bananas, coconut milk, pandan leaves, sugar and salt
View the Source
Venezuelan Cuisine (Wikipedia)
Used By: Venezuelan Cuisine, Lead section
Quote, Used By: Venezuelan Cuisine, Lead section
Food staples include corn, rice, plantains, yams, beans and several meats.
View the Source
Amala (food) (Wikipedia)
WikipediaUsed By: Amala, Lead section
Quote, Used By: Amala, Lead section
It is made of yam, cassava flour, or unripe plantain flour
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.