This tuber (a plant that mainly grows under the ground) has been a staple part of Filipino desserts for hundreds of years. It ...

and yams. Tubers, which are essentially thick underground stems of above-ground plants, feature a network of hair-like roots beneath the surface that serve as energy reserves for emerging plant shoots ...

Knobbly and brown, with little, wispy, hair-like roots shooting off at random, yams aren't the stateliest of foods. But if ...

From Nigeria to Senegal and everywhere in between, West Africa is home to a rich culinary culture that transcends national ...

The yam was key to the development of synthetic ... As a professor at Penn State, Marker had discovered a way to extract progesterone from plant material. Soon after, he was able to create ...

Dhanteras is dedicated to both Kuber and Lord Dhanvantari. According to Hindu mythology, Kuber, the deity of wealth and ...

This curry-spiced yam soup is enhanced with a quick sweet-and-sour apple chutney. Make a meal of the soup by serving it with warm wedges of naan or pita.

But when he appealed to Glidden's managers to let him open a yam processing plant in Mexico, they turned him down. Risking his career once again, Julian left Glidden in 1953 to form Julian ...

Despite eulogizing Zionism, the 79-year-old literary icon urges public to transcend social divides between right and left, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Candied Yam, a southern food hotspot that opened their second location on Division Avenue this summer, was vandalized overnight. The restaurant posted to Facebook that ...