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Default Sweet Potatoes less dense than Yams?

Amateur Cook wrote:

> Apparently. Last time I cooked yams, when I dropped them in water to
> boil they sunk to the bottom.
>
> I cooked sweet potatoes for the first time last night and they floated
> on top.
>
> Anyone know what would make the yams more dense?


Chances are, what you are calling "yams" ARE sweet potatoes.




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