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D. japonica – known as East Asian mountain yam, yamaimo, or Japanese mountain yam – is a type of yam (Dioscorea) native to Japan (including Ryukyu and Bonin Islands), Korea, China, Taiwan, and Assam.
- Dioscoreaceae
Dioscoreaceae (/ ˌ d aɪ ə ˌ s k ɔːr i ˈ eɪ s i i /) is a...
- Sweet Potatoes
In Japan, both sweet potatoes (called satsuma-imo) and true...
- Dioscorea Alata
Dioscorea alata – also called ube (/ ˈ uː b ɛ,-b eɪ /), ubi,...
- Oxalis tuberosa
Oxalis tuberosa is a perennial herbaceous plant that...
- Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea alata – also called ube (/ ˈ uː b ɛ,-b eɪ /), ubi, purple yam, or greater yam, among many other names – is a species of yam (a tuber). The tubers are usually a vivid violet-purple to bright lavender in color (hence the common name), but some range in color from cream to plain white.
Yam is a vegetable that can be cooked in many ways. It can be barbecued ; roasted ; fried ; grilled ; boiled ; baked ; smoked and when grated it is used in desserts . Yam tubers can grow up to 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) in length and weigh up to 70 kilograms (154 lb) and 3 to 6 inches high.
In Japan, both sweet potatoes (called satsuma-imo) and true purple yams (called daijo or beni-imo) are grown. Boiling, roasting and steaming are the most common cooking methods. Also, the use in vegetable tempura is common. Daigaku-imo (ja:大学芋) is a baked and caramel-syruped sweet potato dessert.
Oxalis tuberosa is a perennial herbaceous plant that overwinters as underground stem tubers. These tubers are known as uqa in Quechua, [1] oca in Spanish, yams in New Zealand and several other alternative names. The plant was brought into cultivation in the central and southern Andes for its tubers, which are used as a root vegetable.
Yam, any of several plant species of the genus Dioscorea, grown for their edible tubers. Yams are native to warmer regions of both hemispheres, and several species are cultivated as staple food crops in the tropics. They are consumed as cooked starchy vegetables.
Yams (Dioscorea spp.) are flowering plants of the Dioscoreaceae family. It includes more than 600 species of woody shrubs and climbing vines. They are underground tubers with heart-shaped leaves, tiny green or white blooms, and berry–shaped fruit. Yams are extensively spread throughout the tropical and warm temperate parts of the planet.
