Luxor4u

I yam uncertain of the best way to cook these so any idea's?

I know I can just treat them like ordinary spuds but there must be some other things that work well with them. I though about mashing them with carrots or adding cabbage for a sort of exotic bubble 'n squeek

mmm....mashing them with carrots would be yummy

I love sticking them in the oven for an hour or so and eating them plain

[face=Comic Sans MS]They are very good roasted with mediteranean type veg = - courgettes, peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms etc. Cut the veg in to similar sized pieces, place into a plastic bag and pour over a tiny bit of olive oil, shake bag ( this means all the pieces get covered but aren't swimming in oil). Roast. You could add some sprigs of fresh herbs too eg oregano, marjoram etc.

A Japanese way is to cut them into small pieces, boil until soft and then cover in honey or a sugar solution. When I tasted the honey one it reminded me of the old fashioned toffee apples. Too sweet for me but interesting, a bit like the pudding menu in a Chinese restaurant. You could also ask Anita for ideas .[/face]

I just read about baking them on the Waitrose web site. I'll give that a try as well

[face=Comic Sans MS]Just remembered - the first time I had yam was from a road side stall in Niger. There were cut and fried a bit like chips, but not in a deep fat fryer, more like a wok depth, and then sprinkled with salt - yummy! At least I thought they were at the time, I'll have to give them a go sometime. [/face]

I was not too sure about the sweet options. The sweet tooth seems to be souring somewhat these days
We haven't been to Anita's for ages. Perhaps we should have a working lunch there one day

BBLUX wrote:I was not too sure about the sweet options. The sweet tooth seems to be souring somewhat these days
We haven't been to Anita's for ages. Perhaps we should have a working lunch there one day

[face=Comic Sans MS]2 minds but a single thought. The same went throught my mind as I typed her name. It would need to be a Sat for me or maybe one of the early evening meals?[/face]