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Old 05-15-2009, 04:23 PM
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Even though I've been eating all my life, I had a salad at a restaurant recently that had an ingredient I didn't recognize. Then I forgot to ask what it was before leaving.

This ingredient had the look and texture of apple or pear, but none of the flavor. Also the pieces were in long strips, too long to be the size of a strip of apple or pear.

It was moist and pithy (- not mealy pithy/ crunchy pithy), not really bad or good, just there. Maybe some ingredient that is in vogue as this was a "nice" restaurant.

Last edited by bjh; 05-15-2009 at 05:11 PM.. Reason: clarification
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Old 05-15-2009, 04:26 PM
 
Location: Mayberry
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Jicama???
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Old 05-15-2009, 04:34 PM
 
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LoL!!! BJ, came to "sprinle your salad" *wink*wink*, and saw your post. I think it was jicama, also!!!
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Old 05-15-2009, 05:00 PM
 
Location: South Central Texas
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Papaya maybe ........? A useless fruit!
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Old 05-15-2009, 05:01 PM
 
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LoL!!! BJ, came to "sprinle your salad" *wink*wink*, and saw your post. I think it was jicama, also!!!
Can't rep you but we are good, aren't we??

Anyone else have any ideas for Bj??
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Old 05-15-2009, 05:02 PM
 
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I was also going to say jicama, but perhaps it was heart of palm? I have seen that in salads before as well.
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Old 05-15-2009, 05:02 PM
 
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I think jicama, too.
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Old 05-15-2009, 05:03 PM
 
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Jicama is crunchy, not pithy. I would guess hearts of palm, or perhaps even fresh bamboo shoots.
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Old 05-15-2009, 05:12 PM
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I suppose this was more crunchy than pithy, if by pithy most people mean mealy.

I've never heard of Jicama. It was definitely not bamboo. I know that one.
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Old 05-15-2009, 05:16 PM
 
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I'm thinking hearts of palm, too.

Good thing DH didn't get it - he won't eat anything he doesn't recognize. Come to think of it, he won't eat a lot of what he DOES recognize!
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