Africans were used to cooking with yams. So when they were brought to the American South as enslaved persons, the next best ...

Although American scientists had been busy studying ... came to fruition because of the discovery of a wild Mexican yam. The yam was key to the development of synthetic hormones, a scientific ...

If you are buying yams from a specialist African or Caribbean shop, ask them how to prepare the yams you are buying. They will have advice on whether the yam must be peeled before cooking and how ...