Originally Posted by CayoKay

Chayote is a squash like zuchinni, pattypan, and crookneck yellow squash.

it's pale green, pear-shaped, and very delicious.

it grows very well here, and the bugs leave it alone, so it's my ONLY successful veggie garden crop.

a couple of tips for prepping it...

it's got this oozy kind of SAP that makes your hands sticky, so some people prepare it in a bowlful of water... or are very careful not to touch the inner parts while slicing.

if the Chayote are young, you can sometimes eat the peel, but I prefer to scrape it off.

inside the Chayote is a large seed at the center (smaller than an avocado pit, and pale green), I like to remove that, it doesn't taste very good.

here's a photo of our Chayotes:


Trellising the Chayote squash


Our first Chayote, ready to pluck!

I love Chayote, and eat it several times a week, steamed, sauteed julienned strips, in stir-fry, and in casseroles... it's an excellent vegetable all around.

hope that helped!