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Seasons/Availability
Available year round, the peak season for Garnet Yams is fall and winter.
Current Facts
The Garnet yam is, in fact, not a yam. It is a sweet potato that lost its identity to an American labeling system that forced the naming of yellow-orange fleshed sweet potatoes to include yam in their identification. The garnet yam "sweet potato" is a member of the Convolvulaceae family along with other herbaceous perennial vines, trees and shrubs. It is the storage organ of the plant, storing nutrients and carbohydrates which sustain its above ground shoots, vines, foliage and flowers.
Description/Taste
Garnet yams are slender, ovate and cylindric in shape, tapering at the ends. They have a rough semi thick skin with a pale salmon color. The flesh is golden orange, moist and starchy. The flesh's color turns a vibrant golden yellow cooked. Its flavor is sweet and its starchy textures allows it to absorb accompanying ingredients' flavors.
Nutritional Value
The Garnet yam is a rich source for protein, carbohydrates, vitamin A, vitamin C, thiamine, niacin and potassium.
Applications
The high sugar and starch content of garnet yams make them suitable for a wide range of both sweet and savory applications, and many cooking methods. Serve them mashed winter squash, baked into a pie, pureed in a soup, or simply baked on their own and stuffed with roasted veggies, meat or cheese. Both the oven or the deep fryer make for equally delicious french fries, far more nutritious than those made with white potatoes.
Geography/History
True yams are native to Asia and Africa. There are about 200 varieties of yams, none of which are grown in mainland United States. Sweet potatoes are native to the New World, specifically Peru and Ecuador. The Garnet variety is one of the most common sweet potatoes cultivated for American markets. Along with the Beauregard sweet potato, these two varieties account for about ninety percent of the sweet potatoes produced in the United States.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| Village Club | Chula Vista CA | 619-425-3333 |
| Saiko Sushi | Coronado CA | 619-435-0868 |
| The Promiscuous Fork | La Jolla CA | 858-776-3246 |
| Nine - Ten | San Diego CA | 858-964-5400 |
| Wet Stone Winebar and Cafe | San Diego CA | 619-255-2856 |
| Great News Cooking School | San Diego CA | 888-478-2433 |
| Pete's Premade Paleo | San Dieg CA | 770-354-1150 |
| Sessions Public | San Diego CA | 619-756-7715 |
| Vi At La Jolla Village | San Diego CA | 858-646-7700 |
| Georges on Fifth | San Diego CA | 619-702-0444 |
| San Diego Culinary Institute Inc. | La Mesa CA | 619-644-2100 |
| Hotel Del Coronado Banquets | Coronado CA | 619-435-6611 |
| La Villa | San Diego CA | 619 255 5221 |
| UCSD Food & Nutrition Department La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-657-6473 |
| Tiger Tiger | San Diego CA | 619 764 5475 |
| Sorority Cuisine - Pibeta Phi | San Diego CA | 619-778-0311 |
| Hotel Palomar-Salt Box | San Diego CA | 619-515-4062 |
| Donovan's Prime Seafood | San Diego CA | 619-906-4850 |
| Paradise Point Resort Main Kitchen | San Diego CA | 858-490-6363 |
| Snooze H.C, LLC | San Diego CA | 619-500-3344 |
| Entwined Bistro & Wine Bar | Escondido CA | 760-705-1556 |
| Wynola Flats Produce | Julian CA | 760-765-2979 |
| Terra Restaurant | San Diego CA | 619-293-7088 |
| Eat at Recess LLC | San Diego CA | 619-508-7290 |
| KI's | Encinitas CA | 760-436-5236 |
| Toast Enoteca Cucina | San Diego CA | 619-269-4342 |
| The Wild Thyme Company | San Diego CA | 858-527-0226 |
| Tapenade | San Diego CA | 858-551-7500 |
| Catamaran | San Diego CA | 858-488-1081 |
| Chateau La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-459-4451 |
| Union Kitchen & Tap | Encinitas CA | 760-230-2337 |
| Four Seasons Residence Club | Carlsbad CA | 760 603 3700 |
| Hilton Carlsbad Oceanfront & Spa | Carlsbad CA | 760-602-0800 |
| Tractor Room | San Diego CA | 619-543-1007 |
| Sorority Cuisine - Delta Gamma | San Diego CA | 916 847 9896 |
| Golden Door | San Marcos CA | 760-761-4142 |
| Waters Catering | San Diego CA | 619-276-8803 ex 4 |
| Prepkitchen La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-875-7737 |
| Burger Lounge Gaslamp | San Diego CA | 619-955-5727 |
| The Greenspot Salad Co. | San Diego CA | 858-587-2585 |
| Sbicca | Del Mar CA | 858-481-1001 |
| LaCasse Maritime | Bothell WA | 206 545 2201 |
| The Pearl Hotel | San Diego CA | 877-732-7573 |
| Pamplemousse Grill | Solana Beach CA | 858-792-9090 |
| Counterpoint | San Diego CA | (619) 564-6722 |
| Roy's La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-455-1616 |
| Brothers Café & Catering | San Diego CA | 619-595-0295 |
| Harney Sushi Oceanside | Oceanside CA | 760-967-1820 |
| Market Creek Events | San Diego CA | 619-527-6161 |
| La Costa Glen South | Carlsbad CA | FRONT: 760-704-1000 |
| Mission Bay Yacht Club | San Diego CA | 858-488-0501 x14 |
| Pacific Athletic Club | San Diego CA | 858-509-0700 |
| The Market by Buon Appetito | San Diego CA | 619-237-1335 |
| Prepkitchen Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-792-7737 |
| Crown Point Catering | San Diego CA | 619-223-1211 |
| Pacifica Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-792-0505 |
| Bistro West | Carlsbad CA | 760-431-9195 |
| Queenstown Public House | San Diego CA | 619-546-0444 |
| Catering By Felicia G. | San Diego CA | 619-742-4747 |
| Prepkitchen Little Italy | San Diego CA | 619-247-0394 |
| Milton's Delicatessen, Grill & Bakery | Del Mar CA | 858-792-2225 |
| Cal A Vie | Vista CA | 760-945-2055 |
| Crosby National Golf Club LLC | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-227-0172 |
| Just Call Us Catering | San Diego CA | 858-461-3674 |
| Burlap | San Diego CA | 858 369 5700 |
| Saffron | San Diego CA | 619-574-7737 |
| Sorority Cuisine - Kappa Delta | San Diego CA | 510-512-2213 |
| La Costa Glen North | Carlsbad CA | 760-704-1436 |
| Analog | San Diego CA | 619-233-1183 |
| Bertrand at Mr A's | San Diego CA | 619-239-1377 |
| Embassy Suites Downtown | San Diego CA | 619-239-2400 ext 700 |
| Raglan Public House | San Diego CA | 619-794-2304 |
| Convention Center East | San Diego CA | 619-525-5832 |
| JRDN Restaurant | San Diego CA | 858-270-5736 |
| Roy's San Diego | San Diego CA | 619-239-7697 |
| San Diego Yacht Club | San Diego CA | 619-758-6334 |
| Qero | Encinitas CA | 760-753-9050 |
| La Costa Glen Health Center | Carlsbad CA | 760-704-1000 |
| Harney Sushi Old Town | San Diego CA | 619-295-3272 |
| The Smoking Goat | San Diego CA | 858-232-4220 |
| Cafe Secret | Del Mar CA | 858-792-0821 |
| Croces | San Diego CA | 619-233-4355 |
| La Jolla Country Club | San Diego CA | 858-454-9601 |
| Lodge at Torrey Pines Main | San Diego CA | 858-453-4420 |
| Blue Pearl | San Diego CA | 619-222-4198 |
| Decker Brothers Gourmet | San Diego CA | 858-461-3674 |
| Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-756-1582 |
| Brigantine Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-481-1166 |
| Del Mar Country Club | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-759-5500 x207 |
| Bo Beau Kitchen & Bar | San Diego CA | 619-224-2884 |
| West Steak and Seafood | Carlsbad CA | 760-930-9100 |
| Bishop School | San Diego CA | 858-459-4021 x212 |
| Akinori | San Diego CA | 619-220-4888 |
| Brigantine Coronado | Coronado CA | 619-435-4166 |
| US Grant Hotel Main | San Diego CA | 619-232-3121 |
| Brigantine Pt Loma | San Diego CA | 619-224-2871 |
| Neighborhood House Association | San Diego CA | 858-715-2642 |
| The Field Irish Pub & Restaurant | San Diego CA | 619-232-9840 |
| Lafayette Hotel | San Diego CA | 619-296-2101 |
| Wine Vault & Bistro | San Diego CA | 619-295-3939 |
| Trattoria I Trulli | Encinitas CA | 760-943-6800 |
| Bernardo Heights Country Club | San Diego CA | 858-487-4022 |
| Paradise Point Resort Baleen | San Diego CA | 858-490-6363 |
| Barleymash | San Diego CA | 619-276-6700 x304 |
| Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-759-6063 |
| WKM Group (John King) | San Diego CA | 619-255-7107 |
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Garnet Yams. One
is easiest, three is harder.| Little Leopard Book |
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Sweet Potato “Goguma” Green Tea Latte |
| The Novice Chef |
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Cinnamon Pumpkin, Squash, Yam, Cheddar Pot Pie |
| Hot Off the Garlic Press |
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Sweet Potato Souffle |
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