chayote
Pale green gourd
Chayote is a pale green, pear-shaped squash native to Central America, with mild white flesh and a single large seed.
The entire plant is edible—fruit, seed, shoots, and tuberous root.
Common in Latin American and Asian cuisines, it's often boiled, stuffed, or added to stews: She sliced the chayote into the soup.
Elongated green summer squash
Gourd family plant
- gourdHard-shelled decorative fruit
- vineTrailing climbing plant
- squashFlatten by pressure
- perennialRecurring each year
climbing · tendril · seed · fruit · vegetable · tropical · subtropical
Cooked quickly in fat
- stuffedFilled beyond capacity
- pickledPreserved in acidic solution
- stir-friedCooked fast in hot oil
- steamedHeated by vapor
raw · sliced · julienned · soups · stews · salads · picadillo · escabeche
mirliton
Pale green tropical squash
- chokoEdible tropical gourd
zucchini
Elongated green summer squash
cucurbit
Gourd family plant
perennial · climbing · tendril · seed · fruit · vegetable · tropical · subtropical
sautéed
Cooked quickly in fat
- stuffedFilled beyond capacity
- pickledPreserved in acidic solution
- stir-friedCooked fast in hot oil
steamed · raw · sliced · julienned · soups · stews · salads · picadillo · escabeche · ceviche
crisp
Firm and breakable
mild · delicate · succulent · watery · refreshing · light · subtle · fresh · cool
creole
Nativized pidgin tongue
- indianSouth Asian native
- produceapples, oranges, tomato, tomatoes, cucumber
- vegetablesbroccoli, carrots, carrot, potato, cucumber
- Cucurbitssquash, pumpkin, cucumber, zucchini, gourd
- Mexican ingredientsnopal, nopales, tomatillo, masa, poblano
- vinesvine, climbing vine, grape vine, ivy, wisteria
- Asian vegetablesbok choy, Chinese broccoli, Chinese cabbage, napa cabbage, pak choi