I just bought one at WalMart for the first time. I peeled it and cut it up, but the inside is dark. Is it still good? I am afraid to eat it now. All the pictures show it nice and white all the way through. Help!

Deenie (anon1527): Jicama is sometimes called a "Mexican potato." Actually, finding jicama hasn't been my problem. Finding it in good shape has been an issue. I live in nearby Columbia, Md. I've found it in the Ft. Meade military commissary and at Bloom grocery store in Scaggsville, Md. Turnips are known for being one of the sweeter root vegetables and have a slight bitterness. This helps make your dish more complex and elevate the main focus of your dish, such as the meat.To Gerald in Baton Rouge. Try Kroger. I just completed a weekend of sampling at my local Kroger, and people really liked the jicama in the salad presentation. A lot of customers had heard of the jicama, but didn't know how it looked. Our cold chain logistics technology and process allows for the safe transport of temperature-sensitive goods and products along the supply chain . We use special temperature-controlled food grade boxes which keep the products in chilled condition up to 48 hours. Thanks to our food engineering team's studies that relies heavily on science to evaluate and accommodate for the link between temperature and perishability, we have 99.5% success rate for delivering the chilled food in perfect condition. Our current studies are aiming to improve this even further by the end of 2021. Thanks for the info that jicama is grown in bihar, one of the states in india. I shall get in touch with agricultural university in bihar to know more about cultivation of jicama. --Trs mani1 Although we mentioned that we highly recommend water chestnuts as a substitute for jicama for cooking purposes, you can most definitely eat them raw. So, visually inspect them up close when you do find them would be my advice. They are said to be very good cut up and dipped into hummus, etc. Much healthier than potato chips!

While this is highly individual and not applicable to everyone, you shouldn’t overuse with these artichokes in the first few tries. Gas and bloating are usually caused by the raw vegetable that we put in salads, therefore, it is a rare occurrence when cooked. We use it instead of water chestnuts, have used strips in oriental salads, but our favorite Jicama use is in fresh salsa. Add about as much chopped Jicama as you do onion. It will absorb some of the salt and other seasoning, so make sure you add the Jicama, stir it up well, let it sit for a little (we usually plan an our of refrigeration - *then* taste for spice. I live in South Africa - East London to be precise.We have never heard of Jicama and would very much like to know where we can get some or even a plant. We live 200 metres from the Indian ocean and never have frost but a reasonable rainfall. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.Keep reading to learn everything you need to know about jicama and the best substitutes for jicama. What Is Jicama? If jicama can be grwon in kerala, I would like to know how to propagate this root, through its vines, fruits/seeds and/or roots? Thanks to our strong carrier network, we are able to deliver to all regions of the UK including the British Isles. I eat them raw all the time with lemon, salt, and chile. Even though I eat everything with lemon salt and chile. They are sold in any grocery store. They are not rare; they are all over the U.S. This vegetable can be eaten raw, baked, or boiled. The tubers are slightly reminiscent of potatoes, although, with their number of small growths, they look more like ginger roots.