Endless Possibilities
You can use sweet potatoes in just about any place you would use white potatoes:
- Mashed
- In soup
- Bake and top with sour cream and chives
- In potato salad
- French fries
- Latkes
For a quick side dish, peel, shred, and sauté with butter or olive oil. Season with salt, pepper, and balsamic vinegar, or sprinkle of herbs or shredded cheese. (Also try tossing with pasta!)
Sweet potatoes also taste great raw: cut them into sticks for a new addition to the veggie platter, or shred them for salads.
A Case of Mistaken Identity
People often confuse sweet potatoes for yams, or vice versa. What most are referring to when they mistake a sweet potato for a yam--the ones with the moist, sweet, bright orange flesh--are actually just another variety of sweet potato. Real yams are not related to sweet potatoes and don't taste particularly sweet.
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