yam substitutes

5 substitutes · avg score 8.7 · Starchy, cylindrical tropical tuber with rough brown skin and firm white, yellow, or purple flesh, with an earthy, slightly sweet flavor. Boiled, fried, pounded (fufu), or roasted across West African, Caribbean, and Pacific cuisines. Different from sweet potato despite name confusion in the U.S.

quick swaps (averaged across uses)

01

Sweet Potato

10.0
1 cup : 1 cup

Most common swap, very similar

02

Potatoes

10.0
1 cup : 1 cup

Neutral starch, less sweet

03

Cassava

10.0
1 cup : 1 cup

Dense and starchy, slightly sweeter

04

Taro

10.0
1 cup : 1 cup

Dense and starchy, very similar texture

05

Plantain

3.3
1 cup : 1 cup

Starchy, use ripe for sweetness

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