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I realize that many newcomers don't speak Spanish, and that makes going to the grocery store a bit of a challenge sometimes. Oh, a cucumber looks like a cucumber, whether the sign says pepino or cucumber... unless it's a white cucumber, then it looks more like a bleached zucchini. I usually buy the regular green cukes, because they are what is available where I shop, but if you are are shopping in a Mercado, don't hesitate to buy the pepino blanco. Once you peel it, you will never notice... Read More
According to Wikipedia, the word, jicama (hee-kah-mah) comes from the Nahuatl xicamatl(hee-kah-mahtl) and is also called the Mexican Potato or Mexican Turnip. Personally, I've never heard it called anything except jicama. I don't remember the first time I ate the pale tuber, maybe as crudités along with some raw brocolli and bell peppers? I'm pretty sure that Ranch dressing was involved. The common element to my prior to Merida exposure has always been that the jicama has been peeled and eate... Read More
We still haven't selected the new photo of the month for July, to run along the top of the site. If you haven't yet tried uploading a photo to Yolisto, now is the time! Click here to upload a photo, and if yours gets picked for July, you'll get your name and a link to your profile in lights, just like our friend Hammockman did this month. Upload a photo today!... Read More
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