Jicama

Jicama salad

So I found this jicama (Mexican turnip) on sale at our local grocery store! I loved it when I was on vacation in Mexico last year and can't wait to try it again. From what I can google, you peel it with a vegetable peeler and slice it like French fries. You can eat them raw in a salad, as I plan to, or roast them. They are healthy and low in calories. The 'j' in jicama is pronounced like an 'h', fyi.

Well all of a sudden we have our first heat wave in Toronto, I actually put some sunscreen on yesterday and donned a tank top!! One of my sisters who lives in Florida says they are having some flooding issues with ducks swimming in the streets. I hope things go back to normal soon. Our own Toronto Islands is closed to the public due to recent flooding as well. The Centre Island ferries are not running.

Tortilla Soup

Fish Ceviche

Banana Eel Sushi

Tortilla Soup

It would be remiss if I didn't talk about the food we ate at the all-inclusive Secrets Resort on our recent vacation. Being all-inclusive you eat too much to begin with. I tried to taste food from the region as much as possible.

It was my first time trying jicama (pronounce the 'j' as an 'h'), it is a Mexican turnip and delicious eaten in raw strips, with none of the bitterness of fresh raw turnips.

One night featured Mexican food from the region. It is where I had this delicious tortilla soup for the first time. It starts with ladling a tomato based soup into your bowl. Then you add tortilla chips, cheese, sour cream, roasted peppers and avocado. It was sooo good. I also tried a fish ceviche at another meal, which I also enjoyed.

There was an Asian restaurant that surprisingly made delicious sushi. Apparently the chef had trained in Japan for a year.

It was also fun going on the trip with friends.