1. Peel and wash the yam, then steam it in a pot.

2. Drain the steamed yam, grind it into mud, add appropriate amount of condensed milk and honey to taste and mix well. The whole shape is what you like.

3. Gently draw stripes on it with a fork and sprinkle with strawberry jam and mint.

What kind of yam is iron stick yam?

Compared with common yam, iron stick yam has the characteristics of short, thin, long burr, head and tail and detail.

Iron stick yam is generally not more than one meter long and not more than two fingers thick. Different from other yams, it is called iron stick yam because it is slender and strong, and it is not easy to break when it hits each other (somewhat exaggerated). Because it is short and thin, it is usually sold intact, unlike other yams, which have to be cut into pieces because of their body length.

Iron stick yam has big "hairy eyes", long raw edges, dark skin color and sometimes purple spots.

Iron stick yam is often a big head and a small head, dragging a slender tail, sometimes the tail will account for half the length. Not as uniform as ordinary yam.

Iron-stick yam has a fine section, the color is like china white, the quality is like porcelain, and the white is like porcelain jade. Ordinary yam is big, sparse in texture, with no porcelain color reflection and obvious granularity.

Iron stick yam contains less reducing sugar, so the cut surface is not easy to turn yellow. Ordinary yam will turn yellow soon if it is cut and left untreated. Iron stick yam is very resistant to boiling, and it will not rot if cooked for a long time. Delicate taste, flour and powder, sweet and delicious, slightly medicinal.

The practice of steaming yam

If you are recovering from a serious illness and have no appetite, you can choose the simplest steaming method. Peel the yam, cut it into pieces, steam it in a pot, and then dip it in sugar to eat. It is fresh, soft, sweet and delicious. This way of eating is soft and rotten, and it is also suitable for patients with chronic diseases, such as hypertension and stomach diseases. Women who like sweets and are weak in constitution can also blanch yam in water and pour it with boiled honey juice to nourish yin and replenish blood.

Is yam big or small?

The quality of yam mainly depends on the variety, and the nutritional price and variety vary greatly. Don't look at the appearance, the most important thing is that you buy the right variety. Then it will be better to choose the largest one in this variety as far as possible.