I am a card-carrying member of the Convolulaceae family and I deserve your respect. I am as old as the hills, and while your species has only traced us back 12,000 years, we are a lot more than prehistoric Dino food. We are native to Central America where we were sacked by that lowly pirate Columbus who then stole his way back to Europe, his home, not ours. As far as the brief interlude in Polynesia goes, we're still not talking. By the 15th century, I was well known in China and the Philippines. By the 16th century, I had become established in the Southern United States. Above ground, I am a long creeping stem that can grow up to 16 feet and produce leaves that are often used in place of spinach. Although I have over 400 relatives, we are usually classified into one of two different categories, firm and dry, or soft and moist. Always cooked and usually consumed whole as a starch, our amazing sugar content (3%-6%), inspires additional uses in cakes, pies, breads, puddings, marmalades, cookies, and muffins. I have even been served in the buff for dessert. I have a thin rough edible skin that can be white, yellow, orange, red or purple, with flesh ranging in color from white to yellow to orange. We are a great source of vitamin A.
What am I?
Sweet Potato
Yam
Squash
Red Potato
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