Cost of travel to and through NYC set to rise Sunday, when latest MTA fare and toll hikes take effect. by Denise Civiletti Mar 20, 2015, 7:43 am. Itâs going to cost more to get into â and through â New York City as of Sunday, March 22, when MTA fare and toll increases take effect.
Jicama (yam bean) nutrition facts. Jicama, also known as yam bean, is a round, fleshy taproot vegetable of bean family plants. Its underground starchy root is one of the popular edible tuber-vegetables grown in many parts of Central American, South Asian, Caribbean, and some Andean South American regions.
Get the facts on jicama. Jicama is a vegetable, not a fruit. This round, fleshy vegetable can grow to be quite large, and its skin has a bark-like texture. The jicamaâs taste has been described as similar to an apple. Sometimes called a Mexican turnip, jicama is a starchy, slightly sweet root vegetable popular in Mexico.