Ok, I give up

[Harley Chick]

Can someone please tell me what the difference is between a yam and sweet potato? I always thought they were the same thing, but at the grocery store yesterday, I saw a pile of each. Is one better than the other?
Thanks.

 

[dt]

Here you go:

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-23-a.html

 

[Harley Chick]

Very interesting. Thanks very much. I bought a sweet potato, but the description matches that of a yam. Maybe the store doesn't know the difference either.

 

[Beth E. (NJ)]

I have heard that they are mislabeled in a lot of places.

Gee -- can you tell how exciting my life is when these are the things I hear?