| The sweet potato is a native American tuber. A comon misconception is that the sweet potato and the yam are the same. As a matter of fact, the sweet potato is even from a different tuber family than the regular potato! The sweet potato and the yam are closer "relatives" though, often being used interchangeably. Sweet Potato Recipes: Microwaved Sweet Potato Chips Puree of Sweet Potato Soup Sweet Potato Pie Sweet Potato Salad Honey Glazed Sweet Potatoes Sweet Potato & Pepper Soup Orange Sweet Potatoes | |