mirliton

Mirliton is a pale green, pear-shaped squash with mild, slightly sweet flesh, popular in Louisiana Creole and Cajun cooking.

The vegetable grows on a vine and is often stuffed with seafood or meat, baked into casseroles, or pickled.

Outside Louisiana, the same vegetable is typically called chayote.

Grandma's stuffed mirlitons were a Thanksgiving tradition.