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Difference Between Light & Dark Sweet Potatoes (and Yams)
What you are dealing with are two different species of sweet potato the darker of which are often (mistakenly) called yams (and especially in the south). The light or “white” sweet potatoes you see are more potato-like than sweet-potato-like. They are dry, crumbly, and not particularly sweet after cooking. They are not really what you are looking for to make a sweet-potato casserole. The dark sweet potatoes are moister and sweeter when cooked, and have the expected orange color. Finally, don’t believe everything you see on TV, especially when it comes to color. Lighting, photography, and styling all conspire to make some things look better and some things look worse than they do in real life.
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