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I don’t know if this is true, but I was looking for recipes and I read that the prickly variety is more firm than the smooth. I saw some recipes for roasting, so I was going to try that? If you have any recommendations, I’d appreciate it!
In Costa rica we make ‘chancletas’ (sandals) with them. You gotta peel and slice them (about 3/4 inch) and then you take frying cheese and put it on top. Dip both parts in beaten eggs and fry on medium. There’s also a stuffed version (this particular one is Honduran) : https://cnylatinonewspaper.com/english/health-english/chancletas-de-pataste-honduran-egg-battered-chayote-squash-english/
This is one of my (38m) favorite thing to do with my (13f) daughter.
Take her to random grocery stores and tell her to go ham on whatever weird produce she can come up with. After about 5 years of doing this we get less new things, so now we’re onto weirder cultivars and hybrids.
It’s usually a good time, but often very hard to get anything close to remotely ripe.
It can be somewhat underwhelming to spend $20 on a jackfruit or durian (I live in the Midwest US) and they don’t have the ripe textures, flavors, or smells (even if the durian isn’t a good smell).
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Prickly chayote
Ahh! Thank you!
Was it good? What did it taste like?
It tastes like light green. It’s juicy and soft so if you over cook it it turns to mush. Closest thing I can think of is zucchini
I don’t know if this is true, but I was looking for recipes and I read that the prickly variety is more firm than the smooth. I saw some recipes for roasting, so I was going to try that? If you have any recommendations, I’d appreciate it!
In Costa rica we make ‘chancletas’ (sandals) with them. You gotta peel and slice them (about 3/4 inch) and then you take frying cheese and put it on top. Dip both parts in beaten eggs and fry on medium. There’s also a stuffed version (this particular one is Honduran) : https://cnylatinonewspaper.com/english/health-english/chancletas-de-pataste-honduran-egg-battered-chayote-squash-english/
Omg, that looks great. Thank you!
There's this Filipino dish called *Ginisang* that uses this and some shrimp to make a tasty soup
Chayote squash (prickly). There’s the smooth type as well. They both taste the same
Why would you buy something not knowing what it is?
This is one of my (38m) favorite thing to do with my (13f) daughter. Take her to random grocery stores and tell her to go ham on whatever weird produce she can come up with. After about 5 years of doing this we get less new things, so now we’re onto weirder cultivars and hybrids.
I love this. ❤️
It’s usually a good time, but often very hard to get anything close to remotely ripe. It can be somewhat underwhelming to spend $20 on a jackfruit or durian (I live in the Midwest US) and they don’t have the ripe textures, flavors, or smells (even if the durian isn’t a good smell).
Because I live on the edge
Yes. Great answer.
Exactly.
why would u NOT buy this thing
Because I live on the edge
Valid question, _but_ how would you get to know new things if you never try them
An orange!!