Craft projects to make using Mountain Yams

Dioscorea opposita is a type of yam that may be eaten raw. Dioscorea opposita is an exception to the rule that yams must be cooked before consumption. In Japanese cuisine, it is eaten raw and grated, after only a relatively minimal preparation: the whole tubers are briefly soaked in a vinegar-water solution, to neutralize irritant oxalate crystals found in their skin. The raw vegetable is starc... From Wikipedia