Yam Cooking Guide

1. Yam After slicing, it should be soaked in salt water immediately to prevent oxidation and discoloration.

When freshly peeled yams are cut open, they have a sticky substance that is very slippery and can easily injure your hands. You can first wash them with slightly acidic water.vinegar to reduce the stickiness.

Yam has a delicate texture and a sweet taste, but its skin can cause allergic reactions on the skin, so it's best to peel it and avoid touching anything after handling it to prevent itching.

Good quality yams have no damage on their outer skin, contain sticky substances, are segmented with pure white flesh, and have more sticky substances with less moisture. The skin of yam can be stir-fried fresh, or dried and decocted for soup or porridge.For consumption, peel it to avoid strange tastes like numbness or prickling sensations. 5|Yams are often used in traditional Chinese medicine for deficiency coughs and diabetes when eaten raw. When cooked, they help with spleen and kidney deficiencies. Peel before eating to avoid numbness and prickly sensations.

5. Fresh yam is used for deficiency cough and diabetes, while cooked it treats spleen and kidney deficiency.