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Article: Colorful sweet potatoes often used to make holiday 'yam' dishes.(The Seattle Times)
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- November 3, 2003
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Byline: CeCe Sullivan
SEATTLE _ At Whole Foods in Seattle, hills of sweet potatoes with gemstone names rise above a produce aisle. But if it's a yam you're seeking for the ubiquitous holiday classic, Candied Yams, you won't find it here.
Mark Janicke, produce buyer for the store, says that in many supermarkets what is labeled as a `yam' is in fact a variety of sweet potato named Garnet.
"We don't see true yams often in this part of the country," he said. Occasionally they make an appearance in Latin American or African markets, where yams are an important item in the culinary culture.
They are much larger than the sweet potato, ...