jicama
Crispy root vegetable
Jicama is a crisp, mildly sweet root vegetable with tan papery skin and white flesh, eaten raw or cooked.
Native to Mexico and Central America, it appears in salads, slaws, and with lime and chili as a street snack: She added jicama to the ceviche for crunch.
The texture resembles a water chestnut or apple.
Main descending root
- tuberUnderground nutrient reservoir
- turnipEdible white root crop
- radishPeppery edible root
- daikonJapanese white radish
water chestnut · root vegetable · underground · brown skin · white flesh · peeled · starchy · bulbous
Firm and breakable
- firmSolid or resolute
- snappyQuick and clever
- rawIn original state
- refreshingPleasingly restorative
watery · juicy · brittle · crunchy · fresh · cold · sliced · sticks
Filled, folded flatbread
- salsaSpicy tomato condiment
- guacamoleSeasoned avocado spread
- cevicheCitrus-cured raw seafood dish
- pico de galloUncooked Mexican tomato mixture
tortilla · cilantro · jalapeño · nopal · chayote · chipotle · burrito · quesadilla
Indigestible plant carbohydrate
- prebioticNutrient for gut bacteria
- inulinPlant-derived soluble fiber
- digestionBodily food breakdown
- roughageIndigestible food matter
intestinal · bulk · soluble · insoluble · pectin · gut health · regularity · satiety
taproot
Main descending root
daikon · water chestnut · root vegetable · underground · brown skin · white flesh · peeled · starchy · bulbous
crisp
Firm and breakable
refreshing · watery · juicy · brittle · crunchy · fresh · cold · sliced · sticks · matchsticks
taco
Filled, folded flatbread
pico de gallo · tortilla · cilantro · jalapeño · nopal · chayote · chipotle · burrito · quesadilla · carnitas
dietary fiber
Indigestible plant carbohydrate
roughage · intestinal · bulk · soluble · insoluble · pectin · gut health · regularity · satiety · low-calorie
mild
Moderate in intensity
- vegetablesbroccoli, carrots, carrot, potato, cucumber
- crunchy foodschips, crackers, pretzels, popcorn, celery
- edible rootscarrot, radish, turnip, parsnip, rutabaga
- Mexican ingredientsnopal, nopales, tomatillo, masa, poblano
- root vegetablescarrot, potato, beet, radish, turnip
- rootstaproot, root system, root tip, fibrous root, primary root