Fun fact: Usain Bolt (the greatest sprinter of all time) was known to eat yellow yams while training, dubbing this a “miracle veg” that powered him to win 3 gold medals in the Beijing Olympics. Grown in subtropical regions, this nutrient rich root vegetable is the perfect addition to any meal. Yellow yam is named after its yellow flesh, a color caused by the presence of carotenoids. The yellow yam has a longer period of vegetation and a shorter dormancy than white yam and are often mixed up with sweet potatoes. Yams have a unique taste in that they are less sweet and starchier than their root counterparts.