Velouté d’Ignames (Cream of Yam Soup)

Cote D’Ivoire is part of the African yam belt. The Akan have a yam festival every year to celebrate this tuber’s harvest. Many times yams in the United States is actually a sweet potato. You need to do some homework to actually find a real yam, they come in many colors. I was able to find red ones at least I think I did! The soup is a delicious way to showcase this much loved and depended upon tuber in the Ivory Coast. Enjoy!