Rhizome Tuber of Yam. The yams are usually consumed by boiling, frying, boiling yams , or Make Pastries .
Dioscorea alata, known as purple yam and many other names, is a species of yam, a tuberous root vegetable. The tubers are usually bright lavender in color, hence the common name.
Dioscorea alata, known as purple yam and many other names, is a species of yam, a tuberous root vegetable, that is bright lavender in color.
It is sometimes confused with taro and the Okinawa sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas cv. Ayamurasaki)
