Learn And Earn Contest 8

This is my ticket, thanks for this contest, so we appreciate our plants more and we inform ourselves about them

1-en español y en mi pais venezuela se le llama ñame
2-the name in English is yam
3-scientific name of yam: Ñame (from the fulani, nyami, to eat) is the name given to a group of plants with edible tubers of the genus Dioscorea, mainly Dioscorea alata and Dioscorea esculenta.

short description:

Climbing herbaceous plant of fleshy stems, large leaves, small greenish flowers, grouped in spike, and fleshy and edible root.
Root of this plant, dark brown bark and edible flesh, similar to sweet potato.
"the yam is eaten roasted or cooked in tropical countries"

Family: Discoreaceae Genus: Dioscorea
Class: Monocots Division: Angiosperms

-Dioscorea rotundata and cayenensis: the white yam and Dioscorea cayenensis, the yellow yam, are native to Africa. They are the two most cultivated species.

• Dioscorea alata, the purple yam, has been originally cultivated in the Far East. Although the production is smaller, it is a very sought after tuber. In the Philippines it is known as "ube" and is the ingredient of several traditional desserts. In Indonesia it is called "ubi" and in Vietnam, khoai mỡ.

• Dioscorea opposita, the Chinese (or "Japanese") yam comes from China. It is smaller and smaller than the other species, but it is much more resistant to cold.

-Biosphere bulbifera, has the peculiarity of producing aerial tubers.

-Dioscorea esculenta, the common yam, has been cultivated for thousands of years, but it is of modest size. Its taste and handling are considered superior, which makes it have commercial potential.

-Dioscorea dumetorum, the bitter yam, is a species little cultivated by its discredited palate. In several countries, it is considered to have interesting properties.

-Dioscorea trifida, is a yam native to tropical America. In Mexico, in the state of Veracruz and in neighboring states, in addition to the vegetable, yam is said to the ñapa or yapa, that is, something obtained for free.

How to use yam in the kitchen

Although the yam is a crop that little comes to our hands, we must know that its use in the kitchen can be very similar to other tubers: always cooked we can consume it after a boil, bake or grill or using products derived from the same as your flour or starch.

In the form of flour or starch it serves as a thickener or gelling agent, replacing, for example, corn starch, while with its flour we can ferment and make a bread suitable for celiacs.