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Dioscorea polystachya, Chinese yam. Dioscorea polystachya vines typically grow 3–5 meters (9.8–16.4 ft) long, and can be longer. They twine clockwise. The leaves are up to 11 centimeters (4.3 in) long and wide. They are lobed at the base and larger ones may have lobed edges. The arrangement is variable; they may be alternately or oppositely ...
The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the bindweed or morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a root vegetable. [3][4] The young shoots and leaves are sometimes eaten as greens. Cultivars of the sweet potato have been bred to bear tubers with flesh ...
Description. [edit] A monocot related to lilies and grasses, yams are vigorous herbaceous, perennially growing vines from a tuber. [ 1 ] Some 870 species of yams are known, [ 1 ] a few of which are widely grown for their edible tuber but others of which are toxic (such as D. communis). Yam plants can grow up to 15 metres (49 feet) in length and ...
Sweet potato salad – an Arab salad prepared using sweet potato, onion, mashed garlic, raisins, olive oil and a variety of spices. Sweet potato soup – a Chinese dessert found in Southern China and Hong Kong. Taro ball – a traditional Taiwanese cuisine dessert made of taro and sweet potato flour or potato flour. Dulce de batata with ...
Dioscorea esculenta, commonly known as the lesser yam, is a yam species native to Island Southeast Asia and introduced to Near Oceania and East Africa by early Austronesian voyagers. It is grown for their edible tubers , though it has smaller tubers than the more widely-cultivated Dioscorea alata and is usually spiny.
"Sweet potatoes have a starchy texture and sweet flesh," Gavin said. "The major types are grouped by the color of the flesh, not by the skin." In the grocery store, you'll likely see orange, white ...
thạch đen. Thai name. Thai. เฉาก๊วย. RTGS. chaokuai. Grass jelly, also known as leaf jelly or herb jelly, is a jelly-like dessert originating in China. It is commonly consumed in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is created by using Chinese mesona (a member of the mint family) and has a mild, slightly bitter taste.
In China, yellow-fleshed sweet potatoes are roasted in a large iron drum and sold as street food during winter. [2] They are called kǎo-báishǔ (烤白薯; "roasted sweet potato") in northern China, wui faan syu (煨番薯) in Cantonese speaking regions, and kǎo-dìguā (烤地瓜; "roasted sweet potato") in Taiwan and Northeast China, as the name of sweet potatoes themselves vary across ...