SoonLeeNZ on Nostr: I grew up in Malaysia, so for me, "yam" can mean any of three different things... ...

I grew up in Malaysia, so for me, "yam" can mean any of three different things...

Colocasia esculenta a.k.a. taro, is "yam" in Malaysia
Oxalis tuberosa a.k.a oca is "yam" in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Ipomoea batatas a.k.a. kūmara a.k.a. sweet potato is "yam" in North America.
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