I Yam What I Yam…

A sweet potato! They are sweet potatoes. Stop calling them Yams, you weasle. Ok… here’s my proof:

Are those yams or sweet potatoes on your Thanksgiving table?
Unless you bought them at an ethnic grocery, they are sweet potatoes. Although they are a tuber that resembles sweet potatoes, yams are popular in African, South American and Asian cuisines. Very few true yams are grown in this country. –Chuck Martin