A.Potatoes are vegetables. However, they don't count as 1 of the 5 recommended portions of fruit or vegetables per day because they are a starchy food.
Q.What are yams?
A.A yam (nyami in Africa) is a sweet root vegetable, similar in appearance to the sweet potato, but with pointed ends and a subdued yellow-orange colour.
Q.Who brought potatoes to england?
A.Sir Walter Raleigh brought potatoes and tobacco into Britain in 1589 on his return from his attempted colonisation of The New World (North America).