The other day, as I was putting together a list of groceries to buy on line, and have delivered, when I came across something I didn’t even know existed.
Jicama chips, with salt, and lime.
Who knew? They are thin, dried, baked slices of a vegetable very popular here, called jicama (HE-ka-ma). It is similar to a potato in texture, but has a lighter consistency, and is delicate, almost sweet in flavor. Most often it’s just peeled, cut into 1cm sq sticks, drizzled with lime, sprinkled with salt, and Tajin, or eaten with, or without something in which to dip them. Few calories, for sure, but never have I seen them like this.
They’re hard to chew, and similar, but harder in texture than kettle chips. They are said to be easy to prepare here in the kitchen, but I can’t decide if it’s easier just to buy them already prepared, or do it here.
Then I looked at the cost. A kilo of jicama costs about $27MXN, or about $1.30USD. That’s 2 pounds of a vegetable for that price. The prepared version is in the next photo; check out the difference in the prices.
While I’m glad I bought the small 100g bag so I could taste the chips, I paid over $3USD for it. Now I see that I can make a kilo of the same chips, (Max sent me the recipe), for $1.30USD. Just think of it- if I bought 10 bags of the 100g to make a kilo of the chips, I would spend $30USD! Glad I got a recipe.
Between the jicama, and the B&B pickles, it’s been a great week.
Until next time, stay happy, and healthy in the Lord.