Ama-Potato Ama-Sweet and Yams: Uyini Umehluko?

Indlela Yokutshela Laba Tuber Two Ngaphandle

Izikhathi eziningi amagama "amazambane amnandi" kanye "yam" asetshenziselwa ukuxoxa, ekuphekeni ngisho nasesitolo. Kodwa imifino emibili ngempela ehlukene. Eqinisweni, nakuba bobabili imifino yezimpande, bangabomndeni ababili abahlukene - izithabhamanzi zivela emndenini wezinkazimulo ekuseni ngenkathi i-yam ihlobene ne-lily. Amanzi amnandi kunama-potato, akhula kakhulu futhi aphansi ngokweqile.

Iqiniso lokuthi ama-yam kanye namazambane adukiswa emathini nakwezokupheka kungabangela ukudideka okuningi. Nakhu ukuthi ungabatshela kanjani futhi ubaphe kahle.

Ubhatata

Amazambane amazambane angokwezifiso ze- Ipomoea . Kucatshangwa ukuthi zivela eCentral noma eNingizimu Melika futhi zithandwa eMelika yaseMelika futhi ziyatholakala kuwo wonke umhlaba.

Kuthengiswa unyaka wonke, amazambane ane-shelf enwetshiwe ngenxa yenqubo yokuphulukisa ngemuva kokuvuna okwandisa amandla abo okugcina ngaphezu konyaka. Uyothola amazambane ngaphambi kokuhlunga futhi upheke futhi uthengiswe kumathini noma efriziwe.

Kunezinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko zamazambane, zombili zazo zihlukaniswa nezilimo eziyizigaxa eziphuzi noma ze-orange ezithinta iphuzu ekupheleni kwawo wonke. I-sweet potato enesikhumba esinomsoco inesikhumba esincane, esiluhlaza esiluhlaza nenyama ephuzi ephuzi. Akuyona enhle futhi inomzimba owomile, owenziwe ngokweqile njengamazambane omhlophe okubhaka. Izinhlobonhlobo ezibomvu (okuyinto evame ukubizwa ngokuthi i-yama) futhi inomsoco, i-orange emnyama isikhumba esibomvu ngenyama enhle e-orange kanye nokuthunga okumanzi.

Izinhlobo zama-potato ezidumile manje zifaka i-Goldrush, i-Georgia Red, i-Centennial, i-Puerto Rico, i-New Jersey ne-Velvet.

I-sweet potato isetshenziselwa izitsha zombili ezinomsoco nezingcolile, okuvame ukubhaka, ukugcoba noma okuthosiwe. Uma ihlanzekile ingasetshenziselwa isobho kanye nezinto ezibhaka kanye nama-dessert, kufaka phakathi, okuyiqiniso, i-sweet potato pie.

Kubuye kube yisiqhumane etafuleni lika-Thanksgiving, kaningi njenge-sweet potato casserole ne-marshmallows.

Izinyathelo

I-yam yangempela yi-tuber yomvini wezitshalo ezishisayo (i-Dioscorea batatas) futhi ayixhumene nhlobo namazambane amazambane. Kuyinto yemifino ethandwa kakhulu emakethe yaseLatin America naseCaribbean, enezinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-150 ezitholakala emhlabeni wonke, futhi kancane kancane ziba yinto evame kakhulu e-United States.

I-tuber yama-yam inekhanda elimnyama noma elimnyama elifana nesigxolo somuthi kanye nenyama emhlophe, enombala obomvu noma obomvu, kuye ngezinhlobonhlobo. Basendlini ekhulayo ezindaweni ezibandayo, ikakhulukazi eNingizimu Melika naseCaribbean, nase-Afrika, lapho bavela khona. NgesiSpanishi, kuthiwa yi- batata, i-boniato kanye ne- imeyli. Ngokuvamile kunomnandi kunamazambane ama-sweet potato, lesi sikhubhu singakhula ngaphezu kwamamitha ayisikhombisa ubude kanye namapounds angu-150.

Okuyisisekelo sokudla kwe-Afrika, ama-yam ajwayele ukubiliswa, agwetshiwe noma akhiwe. Ukuphila kwabo isikhathi eside kwezinyanga ezingu-6 kuvumela ukuthi babe ngumthombo wokudla onokwethenjelwa ngezikhathi zokulima okumbi - i-yam isitshalo esinzima kakhulu sokuvuna kunamazambane amazambane. Amamu amhlophe atholakala eJapane, e-Indonesia, eVietnam nasePhilippines futhi avame ukusetshenziswa emafutheni.

Ezingxenyeni zaseUnited States lapho ama-yam asithandwa khona, izitolo eziningi ezinkulu aziphatheli - ukuthola ama-yams kufanele uhambe ezimakethe ezikhethekile ezithengisa i-Caribbean, ukudla kwase-Asia noma kwe-Afrika.

Umsuka We-Confusion

Kusukela kumazwi ase-Afrika njam, nyami noma djambi, okusho ukuthi "ukudla," kuza igama lesiNgisi elithi "yam." Izigqila zase-Afrika emazweni aseMelika zaqala ukubiza ama-sweet potato "yam" omdabu ngoba zazikhumbuza ukudla okuyisisekelo ababewazi e-Afrika. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, kulo lonke elaseNingizimu Melika, leli gama lisetshenziswa kakhulu kumazambane.

Ngokuthakazelisayo, ukudideka akukhawulelwe kumaMelika. I-yam ebizwa ngokuthi "yam purple purple" yase-Okinawa nayo i-sweet potato futhi ayiyona yam yeqiniso. EMalaysia naseSingapore, "yam" ibhekisela ku-taro. Futhi eNew Zealand, i- oca ibizwa ngokuthi i-yam.