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driedstick

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• Mar 3, 2015

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Mdboatbum said:

You can make tzatziki with onions or even shredded jicama if you can't stand the flavor of cucumbers. I usually add some dill too. Or you can just skip the cucumbers. It'll be a smoother sauce which some people like better.

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The dill sounds great I will have to try this - thanks bum. just quick question from a guy in the hills, what is "Jicama"

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I use to get a sauce like that when I was in Baku  it was great

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My Lithuanian parents would make a summer salad of cucumbers, sour cream, dill and salt.

 

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Had the same thing made wit Yogurt 

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I like it with a 50/50 mix of sour cream and plain yogurt, quite a bit lighter.

 

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driedstick said:

The dill sounds great I will have to try this - thanks bum. just quick question from a guy in the hills, what is "Jicama"

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Jicama is a root vegetable available in most grocery stores. It's used a lot in Latin cooking, and usually eaten raw. The best way I can describe it is the texture is sort of halfway between and apple and a potato. The flavor is pretty neutral leaning toward slightly sweet.
Grated, it would make a good substitute for cucumber in tzatziki as it would have a similar texture but none of the cucumber flavor.

 

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