Jicama

[goin2befit]

Are they called anything else??? I can not seem to find them and I am in NYC so surely ... somewhere.... they have to be....

Where in the produce do you find them, what are they usually beside?

Are they in the lower/dry area with the veggies like onion, potatoes, yams, ect?

Are they up in the moisture are with the turnips and things...

I have googled images so I know what they look like and googled if they are called some other name and can not find nothing else that they are called ... and I have looked at atleast 5 stores now... and most if not all of these stores carry everything and anything... and many spanish/international products...

Can someone please help!!!

[Skeptika23]

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I've seen 'em at the grocery at Wal Mart and at my local grocer. They tend to be around the dry veggie area (tomatoes, onions, potatoes, etc.).

[mission to lose]

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If you enter the word "JICAMA" into google and nothing came up, then your internet is broken!!!!LOL Try again.


LOL now this post I had made makes no sense since you edited your original question. (just so that no one thinks my post did not relate to the original question...LOL

[mission to lose]

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I showed a link here to hundreds of links to Jicama, but it is also showing some of my personal info when you click on it,so I am removing it.

[mission to lose]

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I have googled and googled and can not find nothing... and I have looked at atleast 5 stores now... and most if not all of these stores carry everything and anything... and many spanish/international products...

Can someone please help!!!

And did you ask the produce person if they heard of Jicama. People I know who grew up eating Jicama are Mexican, South American, and Filipino.
They eat it peeled, raw with salt and lime.

[locarbman]

Re: Jicama

Are they called anything else??? I can not seem to find them and I am in NYC so surely ... somewhere.... they have to be....

Where in the produce do you find them, what are they usually beside?

Are they in the lower/dry area with the veggies like onion, potatoes, yams, etc.

Can someone please help!!!

Hi Amanda,

Jicama are Mexican potatoes...I find them in the produce section of my supermarkets...purchased several yesterday ;-)

If you find them, you may find these recipes of mine interesting:

Crockpot Apple Pie Filling:

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 24 hours (overnight ;-)

1 large jicama (30oz, 32 net carbs)
6pkts Alpine Low Cal Apple Cider Mix (24 carbs-maltodextrin, aspartame, alpinecider.com)
3t Liquid Splenda (equals 12 cups sugar, 0 carbs)
3t Cinnamon (4 carbs)
dash Allspice (0 carbs)
dash Salt (0 carbs)
1T Lemon Juice (1 carb)
1-2t Xanthan Gum (to desired consistency, 0 carbs)
4c Water

Total of 61 net carbs or 7.5 carbs / cup

I used scissors to cut the jicama slices into bite sized pieces. Heat the water, cider mix, lemon juice, Liquid Splenda, cinnamon, allspice, salt. Add xanthan gum with a stick mixer and pour over jicama in crockpot. Cook overnight on low setting or until satisfied with texture. Makes about 8 cups...

Pressure Cooker Apples ;-)

I decided to try making Apple (jicama) pie filling in a pressure cooker rather than to cook overnight in a crockpot. I have read that a crockpot takes up to 24 hours to cook an item that takes 1-3 hours in an oven and that pressure cookers will cook in 1/3 the time it takes to cook in an oven. I therefore decided to use my pressure cooker for 1 hour (crockpot 24 hours = oven 3 hours = pressure cooker 1 hour)...and it worked! ;-)

All you need to do is add an additional 2 cups of water to the basic recipe (to account for the steam lost in cooking), heat the cooker until a steady release of steam occurs for about 5 minutes, then place the pressure weight on the steam release port and begin your 1 hour cooking when it begins to jiggle. Let the cooker cool, fill your jars, cap and replace them in the pressure cooker with 8 cups of water (didn't even wash out the pressure cooker lol...it cleaned itself ;-). Heat until the pressure weight begins to jiggle and remove from heat. When cool, you can store the jars in your pantry. I filled 4 wide mouth pint jars (8 cups)...took about 3 hours for the whole process and they taste just like apples... ;-)

Hope this helps ;-)

[2big4mysize]

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it can be called mexican potato or mexican yam. make sure if you go with yam that is a jicama and not a sweet potato type.

[mission to lose]

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Maybe it is a regional thing, Jicama in the Midwest, Mexican Potato or Mexican Yam in other regions???

[Princessdmw33]

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The only place I have been able to find them is at Walmart right next to the turnips.

[mitzimarie]

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Here you go:

jicama = jícama = yam bean = Mexican yam bean = ahipa = saa got = Chinese potato (this name also is used for arrow root) = Mexican potato = Chinese turnip (this name also is used for lo bok) Pronunciation: HIH-kuh-ma Equivalents: One jicama, cubed = 2 cups Notes: This tan-skinned tuber has a mild, nondescript flavor, but a nice crunchy texture. It's a good, cheap substitute for water chestnuts in stir-fries. Since it doesn't discolor, it's also a great vegetable to serve raw on a crudité platter. Peel it before using.

Jicama is a daily staple for me, and I get mine from my local Walmart. But not all Walmarts have them... I'm lucky that the one next door to where I work, does. They are usually located next to the rutabagas and other root vegetables there. They have been AWESOME lately. I've often ended up with bland ones at times, but they are so fresh and sweet right now. Good stuff

[goin2befit]

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Thanks so much ....

I fixed my post to where what I wanted to say comes across the right way...

The recipes sound wonderful and I will have to go with the arrow root.. for some reason that seems to be a vegetable I remember see..

Mitzi~ You are the best! You always seem to know exactly what I'm trying to say through all the gibberish!

BTW~ We don't have Wally World (Wal-mart) I so miss it because I loved our 24 hour one in Tennessee

[goin2befit]

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Maybe I am on to something.... Rutabaga is also called Yellow turnip?

[mission to lose]

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Really Amanda,

You have to find Jicama. Make some phone calls to vegetable markets. Sometimes smaller specialty stores may carry it. And try Mexican markets too.

Here is one of my favorite ways to eat it:


I peel it, then slice it first into large thin flat pieces, and then lay the slices on a paper towel for a minute or two to remove the excess moisture so they will fry up ok. Then I slice them into thin strips and fry them in some butter and peanut oil, and when they are almost "burned", I turn off the heat, blot some of the oil off, and then sprinkle some cinnamon on them and give them a toss. Oh so Yummy!
I soak up the extra moisture otherwise it seems they never get fried up enough.

[Elizellen]

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Maybe I am on to something.... Rutabaga is also called Yellow turnip?

Nope
Rutabage (swede in UK) is not the same turnip as is on the induction list but is a rung 8 starchy vegetable.

[goin2befit]

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Nope
Rutabage (swede in UK) is not the same turnip as is on the induction list but is a rung 8 starchy vegetable.

Can you take a look at this link for me... I think it is, but just called "yellow turnip" instead of a turnip.... hope that makes since

Rutabaga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thanks for your help...