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Jicama

Jicama: Sweet and crunchy

What is jicama?Did you know jicama (pronounced hikama) is a legume? Sometimes called the Mexican potato, yam bean, or Mexican turnip, jicama is...
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Try Jicama For a Crunchy Sweet Snack

Jicama is a root vegetable native to Mexico and South America. Peel off the thin layer of skin, cut into strips and enjoy this crunchy and sweet...
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Colorful jicama slaw

What looks like a cross between a turnip and a potato, but tastes a lot like an apple? It’s a jicama. Pronounced HEE-kah-mah, this root...
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What in the world is a jicama?

  • jicama salad
  • May 19, 2011
What in the world is a jicama?Pronunciation: HIH-kuh-maJicama is from Central America and Mexico where it is a staple. Like potatoes, jicama grows...
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Spotlight on Arizona: local products and how to use them

Arizonans have some options for local produce that are not encountered in the rest of the country. The effects that products such as the Nopal...
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Benefits of root vegetables

  • health benefits of root vegetables
  • December 26, 2010
Why root vegetables? Root vegetables offer the secret health of the ground, especially when they are not smothered with chemical fertilizers. Yes,...
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Catfish month: Catfish tacos, jicama slaw and avocado crema recipe

I love catfish breaded and fried and served "sandwich style". This is why I chose to use it for this particular recipe. Be sure to start...
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Get an exotic crunch by using jicama in recipes

The vegetable I will explore to represent the letter “J” is jicama. Jicama, related to the sweet potato, is a tuber vegetable grown in...
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Two low-fat dips with unique crudites are summer delight

It's the middle of summer and most aresettling into a more relaxed schedule . The heavy drapes on the windowshave been long since been tossed open...
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Low carb jicama recipes

Jicama has a starchy texture and a flavor not unlike raw granny smith apples.This low-carb, low glycemic load food can be found in the produce...
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