{"id":7472,"date":"2016-09-28T11:54:19","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T09:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=7472"},"modified":"2018-11-12T11:58:34","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T10:58:34","slug":"yam-beans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=7472","title":{"rendered":"Yam beans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time this year I have two different Yam beans growing in my office in Trondheim, Ahipa and Jicama (<em>Pachyrhizus ahipa<\/em> og <em>Pachyrhizus erosus<\/em>)<i><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/i>. I&#8217;ve grown and eaten Jicama before and here&#8217;s an album of pictures about my experiences of this delicious vegetable&#8230;worth growing for a little taste each year!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7472 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=7473'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1660610.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7473\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1660610.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1660610-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1660610-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7473'>\n\t\t\t\tOn the left, Ahipa (Pachyrhizus ahipa; Andean yam bean) and Jicama (P. erosus, Yam bean) in my office; September 2016&#8230; I hadn&#8217;t realised that Ahipa doesn&#8217;t climb, hence the stakes on both plants&#8230;the yellow things are models of my company, OCEANOR&#8217;s marine environmental monitoring buoys that I tested in a wave tank back in the 80s!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=7475'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_2302.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7475\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_2302.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_2302-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7475'>\n\t\t\t\tReaching for the lights..\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=7474'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P3010045.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7474\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P3010045.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P3010045-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7474'>\n\t\t\t\tThe first time I grew Jicama was in 2008. The yield wasn&#8217;t fantastic, but enough to try, here with tomatillos\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=7476'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"740\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_2344.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7476\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_2344.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_2344-300x278.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7476'>\n\t\t\t\tPeeled Jicamas\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=7477'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"645\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_2348.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7477\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_2348.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_2348-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7477'>\n\t\t\t\tQuinoa boiled and then stir-fried with chili, tomatoes and onion.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=7478'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_2337.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7478\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_2337.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_2337-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7478'>\n\t\t\t\tHome grown Norwegian tomatillos ready to cook ;)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=7479'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"636\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_2352.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7479\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_2352.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_2352-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7479'>\n\t\t\t\tCooked tomatillos with other salsa ingredients!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=7480'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_2355.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_2355.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_2355-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7480'>\n\t\t\t\tThe final dinner, grated Jicama with lemon bottom left was one of the tastiest vegetables I&#8217;ve eaten, salsa (bottom right) and quinoa (top)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=7481'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/PB017560.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7481\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/PB017560.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/PB017560-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7481'>\n\t\t\t\tMy daughter painted a Jicama tuber&#8230; I&#8217;ve always liked this :)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=7482'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"601\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1120432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7482\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1120432.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1120432-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7482'>\n\t\t\t\tSeptember 2014 and I was visiting a friend in Woodstock, Vermont and we found Jicamas in the local food coop!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=7483'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"604\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1120520.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7483\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1120520.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1120520-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7483'>\n\t\t\t\tJicama and chilis\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=7484'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"601\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1120533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7484\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1120533.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1120533-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7484'>\n\t\t\t\tThis Woodstock edimental jicama salad was delicious (with foraged greens and flowers) \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=7485'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"601\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1120539.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7485\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1120539.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1120539-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7485'>\n\t\t\t\tWoodstock edimental jicama salad\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time this year I have two different Yam beans growing in my office in Trondheim, Ahipa and Jicama (Pachyrhizus ahipa og Pachyrhizus erosus)\u00a0. 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