On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:10:13 -0800, Bob Terwilliger wrote:

> koko wrote:
>
>
>> My idea jicama and sesame seeds. How about toasting the sesame
>> seeds in a skillet and seasoning them with a little powdered chili.
>> Then toss the slices of jicama with some lime juice and sprinkle the
>> spiced sesame seeds over them. Don't know, just a thought.
>
> That's the thing: I don't want to do the chile-lime treatment; I want it to
> *just* be jícama and sesame. Like lightly brushing jícama sticks with egg
> white, coating with sesame seeds, and roasting on a rack until the sesame
> seeds are toasted. But I don't know how jícama reacts to heat. I remember
> Bob Pastorio reporting that he'd roasted jícama at a holiday dinner, and I
> asked about it then, but he never got back to me.
>
> Maybe I'll just lightly spray jícama with sesame oil.
>
> Bob

give both a whack, bob. this is how the frontiers of science are expanded.

and you can publish the results here - it will be vigorously peer-reviewed.

your pal,
blake