While used interchangeably, these are different vegetables. Yams are vines cultivated for the consumption of their tubers. More than 95 percent of the world’s yam crops are harvested in West Africa. Sweet potatoes were domesticated at least
5,000 years ago in Central or South America. Peruvian sweet potato remnants dating to 8000 BC have been discovered. Whichever you preference, how do you eat this super food?