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To combat climate change, the Jiuru Township Farmers’ Association in Pingtung County experimented with a new kind of jicama that’s three times the size of the standard variety. Weighing in at a whopping 2 kilograms each, they’re not only an appealing shape, but taste better, too. They’re a bit like pears, and can even be blended into a juice with honey for a refreshing thirst-quencher.
The skin on this enormous new type of jicama can be peeled off by hand. It’s three times as large as the standard variety and has a finer texture, resembling a pear.
- It’s like a pear.
- Does it seem like you’re eating a fruit?
- It really is like a pear. Just not as sweet.
Put some slices in a juicer with plenty of honey, blend it up, and you can get a refreshing juice for the summer.
Member of public
Since it has honey and the jicama itself isn’t that sweet, I think it’s pretty good.
Member of public
I suppose it’s all right. I’d say the jicama with the honey might need something else to blend the flavors together better.
Pingtung’s Jiuru Township is known for its melons and fruits, but extreme weather has made them harder to grow. The local farmers’ association therefore recruited three famers to try growing underground tubers instead. For the first trial, they chose jicama, known as the “underground pear.” After four months, the results have been promising.
Kung Tai-wen
Farmers’ association general manager
Each one weighs about two-and-a-half kilos. At a supermarket, they currently sell for NT$49 per 0.6 kilograms. This variety has already been around for two years. Aside from the Taipei agricultural corporation, we also sell at supermarkets. Prices have been relatively stable over the past two years.
As jicama can last for a year without spoiling, the association said it’s often used with other foods, such as oden and meatballs to add texture, or blanched to use in cold salads. It can also be used in soup or stewed with pork ribs, making it an extremely versatile crop. However, it’s important to keep in mind that only the tuber is edible. The stem, leaves, pods, and seeds are all poisonous and should never be eaten.
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