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Title: Jicama
Post by: cindyleigh on October 09, 2012, 04:52:44 PM: Sometimes deliciously crunchy, sometimes tastes like sand.
Title: Re: Jicama
Post by: makeda on October 09, 2012, 04:53:26 PM: Quote from: cindyleigh on October 09, 2012, 04:52:44 PM
Sometimes deliciously crunchy, sometimes tastes like sand.

Thank you. I bought one and it tasted like dirt. No one seemed to understand. :'(
Title: Re: Jicama
Post by: MiniDriver on October 09, 2012, 04:54:01 PM: Like most veggies, freshness counts. And it's very hard to tell when it's past its prime, until you taste it.
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Post by: Suesquatch on October 09, 2012, 04:55:38 PM: I had it once. Now I can say I tried it.
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Post by: rocketgirl on October 09, 2012, 04:56:16 PM: I've had it in salad. The texture seems very much like melon. And not much taste.
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Post by: Magic Microbe on October 09, 2012, 05:13:13 PM: I have never noticed it tasting like dirt.
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Post by: Run Amok on October 09, 2012, 06:35:49 PM: I've stopped buying it because it seems like I keep getting bad ones. I haven't had one that tasted like sand but the last two I got smelled and tasted "off". So gross!
Title: Re: Jicama
Post by: Natasha on October 10, 2012, 02:43:55 PM: Not good by itself. It's kind of like celery in that.
Title: Re: Jicama
Post by: ecodork on October 10, 2012, 08:15:56 PM: It makes my mouth itch. :(