Yam – Cu Mai in Vietnamese Cuisine

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What is Yam – Cu Mai

Yam is a long, brownish-grey tuber with white pulp commonly found growing in the forest. Reaching up to 1 meter in length, with many small roots, yams are not easy to dig up.

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Yam – Cu mai

How to Cook Yam – Cu Mai

People living in mountainous regions often eat yams in place of rice. In the lowlands, they are cooked with sticky rice or used to prepare sweet soup. Yams are also used in traditional medicine under the name hoài sơn.

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Yam Soup