[aschenbrodel]

(Chay-oat-ay)
My chef son brought home a fruit/veg/? thing that he bought at the Asian market by his school.
It was very crunchy and very good.
I've seen them for ages but I thought they were more squash like, or mushy.
They are very juice in a radish way, but tastes like a potato/radish/cucumber/pear, lol, sorry for vague description, but I think you have to try it for yourself.
Very good and I found out, very low cal!
1 humongous pear size is only around 35 cals for the whole thing!
You can cook it or eat it raw.
The skin is edible, but like a cucumber, don't eat too much of the skin.

Nutritional info
http://www.thecarolinaweigh.com/nutr...FRUIT-RAW.html

cooking or raw eating and storage instructions
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/335827

I'm curious if others have eaten these and if not, after you try them, post your opinion?
(He also brought home a little Korean Melon, a little yellow squash looking melon, ever hear of them?)

[zenor77]

I've seen this in all the Hispanic markets too. I think I will have to try it. Thanks!

[aschenbrodel]

Hey a Maneki! Cool!
You don't surf and your name isn't Mike is it?? lol, another board I belong to has a poster who uses a Maneki, too.

[nelie]

Chayote is very popular in mexican cuisine. I eat them quite often. They are a form of squash but very mild.

[zenor77]

Originally Posted by aschenbrodel

Hey a Maneki! Cool!
You don't surf and your name isn't Mike is it?? lol, another board I belong to has a poster who uses a Maneki, too.

Nope, I'm not a surfer or named Mike. My DH is kind of "obsessed" with them since he broke his sister's years ago. We picked this particular one up in Vancouver on our honeymoon.

[maalisse]

Interesting; I see these all the time at the grocery store. I'll give one a go. Sounds good!

[aschenbrodel]

So it's definately a squash? I've never eaten squash raw, so maybe more types of squash are good raw?
Hmmm...

Oh, and don't forget the Korean Melon. About the size of a lemon on steroids, and tastes like a cross between cuke and honeydew. But not as sweet.

My son say's he's going to bring home a Durian next!! I'm scared!

"Like eating custard in a sewer."
http://www.ghouse.com/daniel/durian/

[maalisse]

Well, we were grocery shopping tonight, and I picked up a chayote...YUM! I will definitely be a repeat customer. Plus, I have a restricted medical diet that makes it difficult for me to get enough Vitamin C, but chayotes give me a large percentage of my daily requirements! Thanks so much for posting this.

As for durian...you'll either love it or hate it. I tried one for the first time 10 years ago (Singaporean variety); my grandfather loved it, while I thought it tasted like rotting garlic. That said, my tastes have evolved a lot since then, so maybe I'd enjoy it now...

[swirlybee]

I love chayote, but I've only ever had it one way and that's in a filipino chicken soup.

I've never had it raw and if it does indeed taste a lot like cucumber, I'll have to give it a try.