On Thu, 3 Sep 2020 22:20:48 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Thu, 03 Sep 2020 18:27:58 -0500, B. Server wrote:
>
>> Interesting. The yamaimo that I have had in Japan, often offered as a
>> hangover cure, is rather gray, viscous, muscilaginous mess that
>> approximates boiled mature okra run through a blender with the fiber
>> removed. I wonder if it is a different plant or the alternative
>> preparation is the explanation?
>
> Exactly. And they're 2 feet long and skinny. They sometimes sell
> them at Central Market. I may even have a picture here
> somewhere.....

https://i.postimg.cc/fLXbrWFG/Mys12.jpg

Google images shows both, drastically different varieties with the
same scientific name.

-sw