The vegetable can be substituted for potatoes and winter squash in most recipes. It is often baked or boiled and stands up well to microwaving. Sweet potatoes and yams are not the same vegetable. In fact, they aren't even related. Yams come from Africa and are difficult to find in the U.S., though they are sometimes sold in ethnic neighborhoods with large Latin American or African populations.
Sweet potatoes have more flavor and vitamins than yams but less natural sugar and moisture.
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