Boss and former coworker got into a very amusing argument over this and it got me curious.

  • @[email protected]
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    71 year ago

    Our cans of sweet potatoes have an alternate label on the back that says yams, so apparently not much. (This is in the USA)

    • @Richie030
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      81 year ago

      You have sweet potato’s in cans? That sounds awful.are they pre-cooked? I don’t understand why?

      • TheSaneWriter
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        51 year ago

        They’re primarily used in as an ingredient. Often they are suspended in a sweet syrup and are thoroughly mashed to make a pie filling, it’s actually not bad.

      • @prumblesB
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        51 year ago

        They’re quicker for making sweet potato pie since they’re already cooked. You add plenty of other ingredients to the filling so there’s less difference in the final product between canned and fresh

        • @Richie030
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          11 year ago

          That still doesn’t make sense, if you’re making a fresh pie but using canned ingredients, you might as well buy a pie. I’m sure they taste OK, but sweet potato’s are on of the easiest things to cook, if you want them soft before you put them in the pie, put them in a microwave for a bit.

          • @prumblesB
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            21 year ago

            Not all grocery stores have fresh sweet potatoes all the time either

            • @Richie030
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              11 year ago

              That does make sense lol

        • @Today
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          1 year ago

          Why do we use them interchangeably for a casserole dish, but always say sweet potato pie - never yam pie? Sounds weird. Same with fries.

          • @prumblesB
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            21 year ago

            “Yam” doesn’t roll off the tongue as beautifully or sound nearly as appetizing

        • @Zron
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          41 year ago

          Other places have SPAM not in a can?

    • blazera
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      51 year ago

      yeah it says they’re yams, but they have no relation to yams at all