On Feb 19, 6:36*pm, Bryan > wrote:
> On Feb 19, 12:50*am, Sqwertz > wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:31:40 -0800 (PST), Bryan wrote:
> > > A little less flavorful, and you have to add them very near the end so
> > > they don't get soft, but nice and crunchy. *Very reminiscent of water
> > > chestnuts. *With lots of garlic, cayenne and soy sauce, I wouldn't
> > > have noticed the difference if I wasn't looking for it. *Some of these
> > > roots are getting planted.
>
> > Even canned water chestnuts are not a good substitute for water
> > chestnuts. *Jicima works better. *Add it at the end.
>
> Jicama is similar to sunchoke. *They are both inulin based roots/
> tubers. *The only real difference is flavor.
>
>
>
> > -sw
>
> --Bryan

And genetics! ;-)

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