Jicama is a globe-shaped root vegetable with papery, golden-brown skin and a starchy white interior. Originally grown in Mexico, jicama farms are now found worldwide in warm places like Central ...

Jicama is also known as yam bean, Mexican turnip, shankhalu (in Bengali), singkamas (in the Philippines), kuzu-imo (in Japan), and bang kuang (in Korea and China). The root vegetable has a brown ...

Into another small bowl, squeeze grapefruit membrane to release juice. Set aside. Peel jicama and cut into thin matchsticks about 2 inches long. Slice fennel bulb into very thin strips.