Thread: Is yam a main dish?

I don't think it's the only thing he (or rather his wife) knows how to make. He just never seems to step up. He was supposed to plan an off-site for our team and when our boss nixed his idea of everyone going home at noon and then coming back in from 4:00 to 8:00, he just dropped out completely and the rest of us had to pick up the slack. So, now he has a family emergency and won't even be here this week. So, no great loss if we...

Yeah, unless a person is vegetarian or vegan, sweet potatoes or yams are not the first thing that comes to mind when you say main dish. That is not to say it cannot be a main ingredient in a main dish, say in a stew, in a casserole with pasta, or black bean and sweet potato burritos. I'm a little more sensitive to this, having a daughter who is vegetarian, and let me tell you, Thanksgiving last year was quite a challenge. If you have any...

Not!!!!!

I love yams and would welcome them at a potluck dinner; but as an almost vegetarian (eat a little seafood) with vegetarians and a vegan among my adult children - yams alone would not be considered a "main" dish. That is because it wouldn't really provide a primary source of protein.

Maybe it was the only thing he knew how to make?

Where I'm from, yellow yam is considered part of a main dish. It's usually served with a meat of some kind. I don't do rabbit food. (green stuff.)

See, even a vegetarian doesn't consider it a main dish!!

Quote: Originally Posted by LuckyLuna I love yams and would welcome them at a potluck dinner; but as an almost vegetarian (eat a little seafood) with vegetarians and a vegan among my adult children - yams alone would not be considered a "main" dish. That is because it wouldn't really provide a primary source of protein. We eat pot luck every week after church and this one man always brings green beans I thought please...