The humble sweet potato is both delicious and nutritious. It’s also not actually a potato at all. Harold McGee wrote in “On Food And Cooking” that the root vegetable native to northern South America ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fried potato chunks in a pan with wooden spoon - Aleksandr Zubkov/Getty Images There's no tuber more beloved than the humble ...

Kansas State University food scientist Karen Blakeslee says that even though two potato varieties may seem the same, there can be a big difference in how each makes it to the dinner table. She said ...

Who doesn’t love a good tuber, whether it’s the sweetness of baked sweet potatoes or the crispy-hot goodness of French fries? We asked experts for their tips on how to grow them. Some gardeners plant ...

Most vegetables mature before your very eyes. Potatoes are different because they grow beneath the surface of the soil. So, how do you know when potatoes are ready to harvest? There are some cues to ...