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Old 04-22-2009, 11:06 AM
 
Location: Northern VA
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Wondering if anyone has seen jicama in the local stores. My mother lives about 45 minutes NW of Pittsburgh and can't find it anywhere. She is willing to make the drive for jicama. Any help appreciated!
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Old 04-22-2009, 11:17 AM
 
Location: Yeah
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What is it?
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Old 04-22-2009, 11:22 AM
 
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You can order like any spice from around the world online. Just type it into google, and there will be about 10 websites that will ship it to you for a small shipping fee.

Anyways, I am sure places in the strip might have it, or that Guinness sisters store out in Monroeville.
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Old 04-22-2009, 11:39 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh's 'EAST SIDE'
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What is it?
Jicama is a crispy, sweet, edible root that resembles a turnip in physical appearance, although the plants are not related. Jicama has been cultivated in South America for centuries, and the vegetable is quite popular in Mexican cuisine. Jicama has a unique flavor that lends itself well to salads, salsas, and vegetable platters. The roots can sometimes grow to be quite large, although when they exceed the size of two fists, they begin to convert the sugars that give jicama its sweet flavor into starches, making the root somewhat woody to the taste.


Call Whole Foods in Shadyside to see if they carry it.
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Old 04-22-2009, 11:45 AM
 
Location: Northern VA
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Thanks, everyone! I will call the stores you mentioned.
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Old 04-22-2009, 11:55 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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I've bought jicama at the Giant Eagle in Greentree, so I'm sure it's around somewhere, especially with the Whole Foods and Market Districts and McGinnis Sisters and such.
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Old 04-22-2009, 12:12 PM
 
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I've bought jicama at the Giant Eagle in Greentree, so I'm sure it's around somewhere, especially with the Whole Foods and Market Districts and McGinnis Sisters and such.
The one at the mall?

I find it shocking you found something at the giant eagle. That is the worst G.E. built in the Pittsburgh area.
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Old 04-22-2009, 12:19 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh's 'EAST SIDE'
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The one at the mall?

I find it shocking you found something at the giant eagle. That is the worst G.E. built in the Pittsburgh area.
Nothing can be worse than Giant Eagle SHAKESPEARE, in Shadyside, by the East Liberty Busway...

OP, the Market District Giant Eagle, on Center Avenue, in Shadyside, might have it too...
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Old 04-22-2009, 12:21 PM
 
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Try Penzey's spices in the Strip, they have everything!!
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Old 04-22-2009, 02:29 PM
 
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Yum jicama! I saw some at Whole Foods last week - it was the first time in a while, but I'm not sure when the season is.
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