While strolling around the Saturday market in Mexico City's colonial neighborhood, San Angel, I purchased a delicious crunchy pleasantly sweet Mexican vegetable called Jícama. I've tried this vegetable in the United States, but I've never eaten it like this - long thick slices flavored in a bright lime juice dressing with chile pepper powder and salt. This simple treat was bursting with the perfect amount of spicy, citrus, and sweet flavors.
My fascination for this savory combination led me to Tajín, a Mexican company that produces a variety of seasonings, like the one used over the Jícama. While far more industrial than the seasonings I saw at the San Angel market, Tajín's seasonings are gratifyingly piquant and aromatic. I tried some over pineapple the other evening and was shocked at how it transformed the sweetness of the fruit into a complicated series of tastes. I'm wondering if I will be able to find Tajín when I return to NY. Has anyone seen this brand in the United States?
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