Although yams and sweet potatoes are both angiosperms (flowering plants), they are not related botanically. Yams. Yams are closely related to lilies and grasses. Native to Africa and Asia, yams vary in size from that of a small potato to a record 130 pounds (as of 1999).
For most that see this recipe itâs not Kau Yuk as much as Kau âYUCKâ. Fatty belly pork (uncured bacon) cooked three times, in three separate ways, to make the fat appear meaty. Flavored with a fermented red bean curd. Itâs one of my husbandâs favorite comfort foods that I will only make for him maybe once a year.
In reply to the post linked below, CYL said: Kau Yuk is a favorite of my wifes. Have had it at Le Hou, Jumbo, Dragon City, Superior, Best Panda, Fountain Court, and Eight Immortals in S. F. and Golden Wok and Silver House in San Mateo, and Silver Lake and Pan Tao in Cupertino.