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Baby Yams

Inventory, 40 lbs : 3.10
This item was last sold on : 10/19/21

• 13 Featured Restaurants

• 1 Recipe Idea

Description/Taste

Baby yams are petite, roughly oblong and tubular in shape, their ends tapering to a point. Their skin is semi smooth with colorings ranging from earthy salmon to pale garnet. The flesh is moist and dense with colors varying from deep yellow to vibrant orange, depending on variety. Their flavor is quintessentially earthy and sweet.

Seasons/Availability

Baby yams are available fall and winter.

Current Facts

Baby yams are the young, immature edible root of the same plant as mature yams. They are not true yams, however. They are botanically classified as sweet potatoes, though their orange colored flesh would lead you to believe otherwise. American yams are all, in fact, sweet potatoes. No yam variety grows within the United States. The baby yam is generally a Garnet or Jewel variety of sweet potatoes.

Nutritional Value

The nutritional value of the yam is principally as a source of carbohydrates, though if eaten in large quantities it can provide a substantial amount of protein, thiamin and vitamin C.

Geography/History

The common yam is native to Southeast Asia. It spread from there to the Old World tropics of Polynesia to Madagascar and East Africa. It is grown in both the Old World and New World in tropical environments. Sweet potatoes are native to Peru and Ecuador. They can grow in both tropical and temperate climates, hence their ability to be cultivated in America.

Featured Restaurants

Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.

Orfila Vineyards & Winery	Oceanside CA	760-738-6500
Jake's Del Mar	Del Mar CA	858-755-2002
Convention Center Shell	San Diego CA	619-295-3172
Mille Fleurs	Rancho Santa Fe CA	858-756-3085
Coast Catering	Escondido CA	619-295-3173
Del Mar Country Club	Rancho Santa Fe CA	858-759-5500 x207
Black Raill Kitchen + Bar	Carlsbad CA	619-454-9182
Rancho Valencia	Del Mar CA	858-756-1123
Park Hyatt Aviara	Carlsbad CA	760-448-1234
International Smoke Del Mar	San Diego CA	619-331-4528
Born & Raised	San Diego CA	619-944-1631
Cloak and Petal	San Diego CA	619-634-3970
Alila Marea Beach Resort	Encinitas CA	805-539-9719

Recipe Ideas

Recipes that include Baby Yams. One

is easiest, three is harder.

Wallflower Kitchen

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