I'm eating a lot of new food this week. Next up is the Mexican staple, the Jicama. Those "jackanapes" at Wikipedia like to lord it over us by using the latin name, "Pachyrhizus erosus", but it also goes by the name of "Yambean".
It's a bit like a turnip, but not really. Eaten raw or cooked, with a sweet, starchy taste, we're hoping to use this as a low-calorie snack option. Only 46 calories per cup!
