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Dioscorea mexicana, Mexican yam or cabeza de negro is a species of yam in the genus Dioscorea. [1]Dioscorea mexicana is a caudiciform dioscorea having either a partly to completely above-ground dome-shaped caudex with a thick, woody outer layer up to 3 feet (90 cm) in diameter and 8–10 inches (20 to 25 cm) in height.
Dioscorea composita, or barbasco, is a species of yam in the family Dioscoreaceae. [1] [2] It is native to Mexico.It is notable for its role in the production of diosgenin, which is a precursor for the synthesis of hormones such as progesterone. [3]
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Pachyrhizus erosus, commonly known as jícama (/ ˈ h ɪ k ə m ə / or / dʒ ɪ ˈ k ɑː m ə /; [1] Spanish jícama ⓘ; from Nahuatl xīcamatl, [ʃiːˈkamatɬ]) or Mexican turnip, is a native Mesoamerican vine, although the name jícama most commonly refers to the plant's edible tuberous root. It is in the pea family (Fabaceae).
Yam kun chiang Thailand: Meat salad A Thai salad made with a dried pork sausage of Chinese origin called kun chiang. This dish is often eaten with plain rice congee. Yam naem: Thailand: Meat salad A Thai salad containing sausage made from fermented raw pork and sticky rice (naem). Yam pla duk fu Thailand: Fish salad
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By the mid-1970s, 125,000 Mexican peasants depended on the barbasco trade for their livelihood, and ten tons of barbasco per week were extracted from the wild. [ 4 ] Quickly, a system of middlemen appeared, as those who had enough means to pay barbasqueros , started buying large quantities, often using a system of debt peonage .