chayote

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  1. noun A tropical American perennial herbaceous vine (Sechium edule) having tendrils, tuberous roots, and a green, pear-shaped fruit cooked as a vegetable.
  2. noun The fruit of this plant.

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  • The caldo de patas stew or stock is made with muscles and bones from the lower legs of either pork or cow, as well as belly, head and other such entrails along with potatos, carrots, güisquil (chayote), elote (maize / corn) and ayote or chilacayote (squash and / or sweet squash). —  AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com
  • However, in the absence of buns, we chose to eat them served over red rice with greens, a variation of my favorite corn and chayote salad (made with lima beans and frozen corn since this isn't exactly a seasonal dish), and a rough avocado-tomato salsa. making sausages is eating sausages. —  Damn Hell Ass Kings
  • A while ago my GF made a tasty Filipino dish that included some chayote, a sort of squash that I had never heard of. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • The book was published in 1980, so I don't know how chayote has made out chez les Brits since then .... —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • Arancine risotto balls with King Estate, Domaine Pinot Gris at PS 7's or ensalada de chayote (squash salad) with Cielo Añejo tequila at Oyamel —  metrocurean
 

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