Steaming yams / myLot

China

April 5, 2020 5:37am CST

When I used to steam yams, I would peel them first and then steam them. As raw yams are sticky, they're hard to peel, and the sticky stuff makes my hands itchy every time I peel them. Today, I just wash it and steam it with the skin, and then I peel it when I eat it. I find the skin of the cooked yam is easy to remove. Do you eat steamed yams? Do you peel the raw yam or the cooked yam?

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DianneN

@DianneN (247186)

• United States

5 Apr 20

Our yams look so different! I don’t peel ours. I bake them and eat them with the skin.

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caopaopao

@caopaopao (12395)

• China

6 Apr 20

The skin is also nutritious.

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DianneN

@DianneN (247186)

• United States

6 Apr 20

@caopaopao

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317040)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

5 Apr 20

I eat the skin with the yams.

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caopaopao

@caopaopao (12395)

• China

5 Apr 20

Skin is also nutritious.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317040)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

5 Apr 20

@caopaopao Yes, it is.

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Marlina

@marlina (154131)

• Canada

5 Apr 20

It makes sense that it is easier to peel when steamed.

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caopaopao

@caopaopao (12395)

• China

5 Apr 20

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (105945)

• Marion, Ohio

5 Apr 20

I dont eat them but my mom did sweet potatoes like that. She cooked them then peeled them.

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caopaopao

@caopaopao (12395)

• China

6 Apr 20

I like sweet potatoes, too.

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Arunima Singh

@arunima25 (87770)

• Bangalore, India

5 Apr 20

Boiled ones are easier to peel. Applying few drops if lemon juice with coconut oil/ mustard oil on hands helps with itching. I always apply it before dealing with yams.

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caopaopao

@caopaopao (12395)

• China

5 Apr 20

Very useful experience. Thank you so much for sharing.

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Arunima Singh

@arunima25 (87770)

• Bangalore, India

6 Apr 20

@caopaopao You are welcome.

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@freelancermariagrace (27822)

• Philippines

5 Apr 20

I think I haven't tried eating a yam yet

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caopaopao

@caopaopao (12395)

• China

5 Apr 20

You can try it if you have the chance. It's delicious and nutritious.

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youless

@youless (112481)

• Guangzhou, China

6 Apr 20

I seldom eat yams. Occasionally my mom will use it to make the soup. I am not sure how my mom deal with the yams. But peeling the skin is necessary. Wearing the gloves will be fine

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caopaopao

@caopaopao (12395)

• China

6 Apr 20

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msdivkar

@msdivkar (23359)

• India

5 Apr 20

Yam is the staple food in some parts of Africa where I had been for some time. We don't see them so much in our country. In Africa they boil them with skin on, then peel it after boiling and pound them. Pounded yam they eat with some stew.

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caopaopao

@caopaopao (12395)

• China

5 Apr 20

That sounds good. Maybe I'll try.

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