Ago, Phunkein #nigeria • 5 Years (2017-08-11). "Amala". Steemit . Retrieved 2022-05-10. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link) They don't taste the same as egg or wheat noodles, but they're still good. It's also gluten-free so my daughter can eat it too. She has a gluten allergy, so she doesn't get to enjoy regular pasta at all. Yam flour noodles replaced pasta for her.

Zulu, Donald; Ellis, Richard H.; Culham, Alastair (25 January 2019). "Collection, Consumption, and Sale of Lusala ( Dioscorea hirtiflora) — a Wild Yam — by Rural Households in Southern Province, Zambia". Economic Botany. 73 (1): 47–63. doi: 10.1007/s12231-018-9433-3. ISSN 0013-0001. Yam is an essential staple crop in Ghana, sub-Saharan Africa and some tropical regions of the world. It contains about 70–80% moisture, 16–24% starch and, trace quantities of proteins and lipids (Liu et al., Citation2006) as well as vitamin, minerals, and, dietary fibre (Baah et al., Citation2009). Like other root and tuber crops, yams are subjected to physiological deterioration after harvest (Kiaya, Citation2014) due to the high moisture content which makes them more susceptible to microbial proliferation. According to Otoo ( Citation2017), breeding activities ensure that new yam varieties developed are able to solve future problems associated with yam production and consumption like improvement on food quality, pest and insect as well as drought-resistant varieties. Whilst breeders do this, the processors desire to further enhance shelf life and marketability by transforming yam into flours and starches. Earlier works by Otegbayo et al. ( Citation2014) have established that apart from using yams as staple food source, there is high utilization of yam starches and flours in the Sub-Saharan Africa. But there is a recipe of porridge yam that is very popular in Nigeria and also made and served in most Nigerian hotels, restaurants, and eateries.An exception to the cooking rule is the mountain yam ( Dioscorea polystachya), known as nagaimo and can be further classified into ichōimo (lit. 'ginkgo-leaf yam'; kanji: 銀杏芋), or yamatoimo (lit. Yamato yam; kanji: 大和芋), depending on the root shape. [ citation needed] Du, S., Jiang, H., Yu, X., & Jane, J. (2014). Physicochemical and functional properties of whole legume flour. LWT-Food Science and Technology, 55( 1), 308–313. https://doi.org/10.1061/j.lwt2013.06.001 [Crossref] [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar] Non- Dioscorea tubers that were historically important in Africa include Plectranthus rotundifolius (the Hausa potato) and P. esculentus (the Livingstone potato); these two tuber crops have now been largely displaced by the introduction of cassava. [16] D. rotundata and D. cayennensis [ edit ]

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Roots and tubers such as yam are living organisms. When stored, they continue to respire, which results in the oxidation of the starch (a polymer of glucose) contained in the cells of the tuber, which converts it into water, carbon dioxide, and heat energy. During this transformation of the starch, the dry matter of the tuber is reduced. Yams were independently domesticated on three different continents: Africa ( D. rotundata), Asia ( D. alata), and the Americas ( D. trifida). [2] Etymology [ edit ]Schultz, G.E. (1993). "Element Stewardship Abstract for Dioscorea bulbifera, Air potato". Nature Conservancy. Archived from the original on 18 September 2006 . Retrieved 2 September 2006. In central parts of India, the yam is prepared by being finely sliced, seasoned with spices, and deep fried. In Southern India, the vegetable is a popular accompaniment to rice dishes and curry. The purple yam, D. alata, is also eaten in India, where it is also called the violet yam. Species may be called by the regional name "taradi", which can refer to D. belophylla, [46] Dioscorea deltoidea, [47] and D. bulbifera. [48] Digging and selling taradi is a major source of income in the region of Palampur. [49] Nepal [ edit ] It fights against free radicals which causes protein, DNA and cell membrane damage, thus slows down aging process. In conclusion, yam flour is an incredibly versatile and interesting ingredient that has a wide range of potential uses. Nora Scarcelli; etal. (1 May 2019). "Yam genomics supports West Africa as a major cradle of crop domestication". Science Advances. 5 (5): eaaw1947. Bibcode: 2019SciA....5.1947S. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aaw1947. PMC 6527260. PMID 31114806.