"They're both round, orange and probably bad for your health, but which is the better Thanksgiving dessert: pumpkin or sweet potato pie? For most people, the answer likely depends on where they're from. The two Thanksgiving favorites have more in common than not. They're similar in color, taste and texture, and derived from European carrot pie. Those similarities make them all the easier to compare."
"Sweet potato is sweeter, made with white and brown sugar. Pumpkin pie is less sweet and spicier. 'Sweet potato pie. All day,' said Xavier Pittman, another customer. At Arnold's bakery, sweet potato tends to outsell pumpkin. That's not surprising in a southern bakery, explained Adrian Miller, a culinary author known as the 'Soul Food Scholar.' Sweet potato pie, he said, is particularly popular in the South, where sweet potatoes have deep roots in the region's culture, economy and painful past."
Pumpkin and sweet potato pies share similar color, taste and texture and both descend from European carrot pie. Bakers differentiate them mainly by spice and sweetness: sweet potato pie uses white and brown sugar and is sweeter, while pumpkin pie is spicier and less sweet. In some southern bakeries sweet potato outsells pumpkin, reflecting deep regional roots of sweet potatoes in Southern culture, economy and history. Pumpkin pie is more ubiquitous nationally and commonly linked with northern culinary traditions. Preferences often align with regional and racial identities, making the debate as much about identity as flavor.
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