Has anyone heard of potatoes that grow on hills? Technically a yam, but different. Scientific name: Dioscorea opposita (genus monocot). I do not mean potatoes that are humanly planted. Point being, I am curious to know whether what is known as Yama Imo (Mountain Potato) in Japan -- grow in Goa or even other parts of India.
http://chicago-angie.blogspot.com/2006/10/yama-imo-japanese-mountain-potato.html http://www.eat-japan.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=44 http://www.asiafood.org/glossary_2.cfm?wordid=3184 The foreign names below are first for greater yam (D. alata) and second for lesser yam (D. esculenta). Other Languages: China: taai-shue, siu-chue-shue India: kham, sinna-valli-kelangut Indonesia: ubi-kemali, ubi-arumanis Japan: oo-yama-imo, ama-yama-imo Malaysia: ubi-kemali, ubi-torak New Zealand: uwhi, uwhikaho Philippines: ubi, tugi, buga Sri Lanka: raja-ala, java-ala Thailand: man-sao, man-chuak venantius
