Reply #24: Alright, on your say-so... [View All]

I went into the kitchen and cut off a slice of yam and tasted it. By golly! It wasn't all that thrillingly tasty, but it was fine! I rekon a bit of cooking brings out the flavor.

It is NOT like potatoes, which must be completely cooked. More like a carrot. I'll be damned. I think I will be using yams much more often!

Thanks for tempura recipe, and ice water clue.

A story for ya, just to show ya I aint know nuthin. My parent's cross the street neighbor was well known award-winning cook-book author, Peter Reinhart (wonderful guy). Boy, my parents sure ate great while he & his wife were recipe testing!

Peter often had wonderful parties with all the local celebrity "foodies", in our area (wine country of No. Calif.). At one party, there was a GLORIOUS platter of grilled finger-food veggies, made by the local radio food guy. I SWOONED over something that I had never tasted before, and I asked the guy what it was. He looked at me like I had two heads, and said, "Parsnip, of course." !???!