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2. Dioscorea alata - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. Taro - Wikipedia

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   Taro (/ ˈ t ɑːr oʊ, ˈ t ær-/; Colocasia esculenta) is a root vegetable. It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family Araceae that are used as vegetables for their corms, leaves, stems and petioles. Taro corms are a food staple in African, Oceanic, East Asian, Southeast Asian and South Asian cultures (similar to ...

4. Yam (vegetable) - Wikipedia

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   In Okinawa, purple yams (Dioscorea alata) are grown. This purple yam is popular as lightly deep-fried tempura, as well as being grilled or boiled. Additionally, the purple yam is a common ingredient of yam ice cream with the signature purple color. Purple yam is also used in other types of traditional wagashi sweets, cakes, and candy. [citation ...

5. List of food origins - Wikipedia

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   Colocasia esculenta (taro) Cordyline fruticosa (ti) Curcuma longa (turmeric) Cyrtosperma merkusii (swamp taro) Dioscorea alata (ube, purple yam) Dioscorea bulbifera (air yam) Dioscorea hispida (intoxicating yam) Dioscorea esculenta (lesser yam) Dioscorea nummularia (Pacific yam) Dioscorea pentaphylla (fiveleaf yam) Dioscorea transversa (pencil yam)

6. Are yams and sweet potatoes the same? 5 questions ... - AOL

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   Yes, there are both purple yams and purple sweet potatoes. ... Other types of yams grow in tropical areas around the world, but some, such as the air potato, are bitter and toxic. The Chinese yam ...

7. Poi (food) - Wikipedia

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   Hawaiians traditionally cook the starchy, potato-like heart of the taro corm for hours in an underground oven called an imu, which is also used to cook other types of food such as pork, carrots, and sweet potatoes. [7] Breadfruit can also be made into poi (i.e. poi ʻulu), Hawaiians however consider this inferior in taste to that of the taro. [8]