Category: Vegetables

Puna. Yam (Puna) is very popular in Nigeria and other parts of Africa. What are yams in Nigeria? Yams are tropical tuber crops. They are mainly cylindrical in shape, with rounded ends. The bark is mostly light brown when harvested and darkens during storage. They are a major staple in Nigeria. What are African yams […]

Food vendors fry yam in deep pots with a lot of oil covering the yam. This allows oil to take over the yam throughout the frying process and yam doesn’t stick to frying pan to burn. At home, most people use small oil and frying pan which leaves yam slighly burnt with bitter taste. Is […]

In fact, you can freeze these tubers in multiple ways — from raw (as long as they’re blanched first) or cooked. How do you freeze cooked yams? How Do You Freeze Yams? Heat things up: Cook yams as desired, then mash or slice them to prepare for freezing. Seal the deal: Place in a freezer […]

Enzymatic browning caused by the oxidation of phenols by polyphenol oxidases and peroxidases is the most common phenomenon associated with the browning of yams and sweet potato during injury and processing at low temperatures (Teo, Lasekan, Adzahan and Hashim, 2016). How do you prevent browning reactions? The browning can be slowed down by preventing the […]

There are some differences in the appearance of African yam, but generally, the tubers are long with a dark brown color. Yam tubers generally have a rough skin with some cultivars having “bristly” appearance. More mature yams have more shriveled skin and a slightly sweet taste due to the water content drying out. What does […]

The chlorogenic acid basically combines with the iron ions found in the potatoes and the oxygen that is absorbed from the surroundings as well as the cooking water, thus creating a dark color. Why do my cooked sweet potatoes turn black? One of those phenols, called chlorogenic acid, is the culprit that makes sweet potatoes […]

West African yams are toxic when raw and must be cooked prior to consumption. The tubers are commonly boiled, sprinkled with palm oil and served with eggs, or they are boiled and mashed into a dough-like paste known as fufu and is served with soups and stews. Which yam is poisonous? Bitter yamBitter yam is […]

Usually, their ends become soft before turning brown or black. As soon as these parts spoil, the flavor of the whole tubers will be affected. In some cases, you can see wrinkles on the surface. The reason is the loss of moisture, and such tubers are not edible anymore. How long does it take for […]

Yam is the second most important root/tuber crop in Africa after cassava, and is extremely important to food security in regions of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, as well as the tropical Americas. Virtually all global yam production takes place in the developing world. Is yam a stem crop? Potatoes and yams technically have modified […]

The toxic ingredients in the yam species include the toxic alkaloid called dioscorine. 1 Others include hista- mine and saponins. 1,2 Dioscorine triggers convulsion among other central nervous system symptoms when a fragment of the tuber weighing about 100g or more is ingested. Can yam be poisonous? Wild, uncooked bitter yam can be UNSAFE to […]

The type of yam used for pounding yam is the African yam which is common in Africa and some parts of Asia. It is also known as puna yam, true yam or white yam. The texture is rough with brown skin and off-white flesh; its length ranges from that of regular potatoes up to five […]

Our results revealed that Nepali wild yam tubers are not toxic varieties, as they do not contain either toxic dioscorine or histamine and cyanogens contents were satisfactorily below the safety limits. Which yam is poisonous? Bitter yamBitter yam is a plant that grows in Africa. It has a fleshy, potato-like root (tuber) that is used […]

As Ghanaians use cassava to make fufu, Nigerians use yam to make fufu and call it pounded yam, when they make it with cassava, it is called “AkpuAkpuIn Nigeria, fufu or akpu is a popular food made from fresh or fermented cassava. Requiring several days to make, akpu is a wet paste often eaten with […]

Nagaimo (Dioscorea japonica) is a cultivar of yam native to East Asia, also known as Chinese yam, Korean yam, Japanese mountain yam, or yamaimo. These long, slender yams are recognizable by their pale yellow skin and fine, white hairs. Raw nagaimo has a mild, sweet flavor and slimy texture, similar to okra. Are Chinese yams […]

Adding to its moistening benefits, Chinese wild yamwild yamRheumatism root is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Apocynum cannabinum, also known as dogbane, Amy root, hemp dogbane, Indian hemp, or wild cotton. Chimaphila maculata, also known as spotted wintergreen. Jeffersonia, also known as twinleaf.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rheumatism_root What is Chinese […]

As an invasive species Dioscorea polystachya was introduced to the United States in the 1800s when it was planted as an ornamental or food crop. It and other introduced yam species now grow wild there. How did Chinese yams get to America? It was brought from China to North America in the 1800s for food, […]

Yam is a good complementary food for infants and young children. When adding supplementary foods to infants and young children, it can be used as a small amount of yam paste. You can also use yams and bones together to cookto cookA cuisine is a style of cooking characterized by distinctive ingredients, techniques and dishes, […]

The roots of Chinese yam contain diosgenin, which can be used to produce steroids such as estrogen and progesterone in a lab. While the tuber and bulbs of Chinese yam are edible, generally only the tuber is consumed as food. Is Chinese yam toxic? D. batatas) is a non-native vine introduced from China into North […]

The white sweet potato tastes a lot like the orange sweet potato, but with a milder flavor. It can go between sweet and savory quite smoothly, while its orange cousin pretty much always maintains a strong sweetness. How do you eat white yams? Yam can be eaten boiled, fried, roasted or pounded. It can even […]