Vegetable
Jicama
About This Entry
Jicama is a crunchy, slightly sweet Mexican root for raw slaw and fruit salad — lime and chili favor bright whites and beer.
Wine Pairing Explanation
Primary wine styles
Regional Context
MX
At a Glance
Group
Root Vegetables
Classification
Vegetables
Culinary role
root
Scientific name
Pachyrhizus erosus
Scientific Classification
- Display name
- Jicama
- Classification
- Vegetables
- Group
- Root Vegetables
- Scientific name
- Pachyrhizus erosus
Taxonomy
- Culinary role
- root
- Plant part
- root
- Texture
- crisp
- Moisture class
- high
- Flavor intensity
- mild
- Seasonality
- winter