Been having to weed out the squash as it’s been taking over my yard. I may just go back to not growing vines and bartering with my neighbors when I need things like this chayote. These fruits have a mild flavor and can be eaten raw or cooked. I personally like to use the smaller, under-developed chayotes raw in my salad and to cook the mature ones. This versatile fruit can be mashed, fried, baked, preserves in vinegar, or marinated with lime juice. The seeds, which have a nutty flavor, are also edible and sometimes consumed as a vegetable. Young shoots can be eaten like asparagus, and the leaves can be prepared like spinach. One little known fact is that even the root can be eaten. Sometimes weighing up to 22 lbs, the roots can be used like cassava or potatoes and eaten boiled, fried, or roasted. ・・・ #growninhaiti #chatote #militon #sechiumedule #fruit #vine #edible #vegetable #greens #organic #barter #sharingiscaring #haiti #ayiti #foodforest #agroforestry #diversity #edible #abundance https://www.instagram.com/p/CBGACGnFkiN/?igshid=gcanlmnf3qxr
